#a night at tiana's palace

[stygicniron]

@starseized || [ cont. ]

Taking the instrument from the man's hands like it is some sacred relic, he holds it awkwardly away from his body, as if bringing it too close might automatically break it. But from the man's friendly words and careful guiding hands, Nico feels himself relax, nervous smile shifts into something much more genuine.

One hand on the long stick part of the ukulele, he tries not to hold it too tightly as the other adjusts his fingers, pushing in such a place on one string here and another such place on a string there. Of course he's seen how stringed instruments work before, but he's never actually played one himself, and doing is very different from seeing. Finally his hand seems to be in just the right place, and he nods once in response to the man's command.

With his other hand, he strums at the ukulele, bracing himself for a wince at a sour note only for a much more pleasant sound to emerge from under his fingers. And his mouth practically split in two at the wide grin. "Wow! That actually sounded good!"

[gemwing1988]

Been a while since I posted anything related to playing Disney Dreamlight Valley. Here’s a very rare take of a few Disney characters having a meal together at one of the restaurants.

Here’s me taking a selfie of Minnie Mouse, Belle and Elsa having a little lady’s night out at Tiana’s Palace. Isn’t that so sweet?

I even managed to find a silver necklace that is close to the book locket my persona wears in many fanfictions and wish I could have in real life.

[dragoncat91]

Claude backstory: The red fox and the brown fox

The other woman wasn't that bad. Tiana understood her husband had to also marry his betrothed for political reasons. She understood her arrival and fast, fiery, blossoming romance with him had nearly thrown a rock in the wheel spoke of that plan. And, she understood, most importantly, that he loved her. The three of them would make this work. They had to.

Jasmine was a busy gal, anyway, so Tiana got minimal chances to sit and talk to her. She hadn't returned to her infirmary work from maternity break yet, but she had fully recovered from the birth and was keeping her son with her while she tended plants in the palace garden and orchard. And, gods and goddess above, did that kid resemble his father. Tiana had thought her own son, Khalid, looked like a tiny replica of their king...Uzair even more so. He wasn't weaned yet, and Khalid was up toddling around and weaned as soon as he grew teeth.

Weaned, meaning Tiana was free to start her own palace chores. There weren't a lot, being one of the queens and all, but she had requested hunting duty. Mornings were best for this. She was out in the little portion of steppe north of the capital city. Antelope was on the menu. With her trusty horse and her longbow, she was tracking one that she'd seen signs of at the beginning of the hunt.

She covered ground quickly and cornered her prey with time to spare before it started getting sunny and hot. One arrow, straight in the heart of the creature who would soon be dinner. By now, the Almyran prey ritual was second nature. She looked into the animal's dark, lifeless eyes and recited the prayer to thank it for its life to feed many. It would be thanked again in the kitchen by the chefs.

The rest of the day was fairly uneventful. Until that night. Khalid was giving the nursemaid a fit about bedtime. He kept hopping out of his bed, running around, and demanding his parents with repeated shouts of “Mama! Papa!” The nursemaid was at her wit's end. She finally brought herself to the door of the king's room. “Your majesty, I am so sorry. Prince Khalid will not go to bed. He keeps asking for you and Lady Tiana.”

“Did you give him warm milk?”

“Yes, milord, he's had three cups of it.”

The king was silent, then the nursemaid heard a hearty chuckle. “I'm willing to try with the little spark. If his mother isn't asleep yet, tell her to meet me there. If she is, leave her be.”

The little prince looked up at his father with round, mischievous, emerald green eyes and wore a crooked little smile. “Papa!”

King Boran snickered. “You are too bright eyed and bushy tailed for this hour.”

Khalid giggled and jumped on the bed. “Mama!”

Tiana had gotten the memo. She did look half awake, but she was here. “What's the plan? He can't stay up all night.”

“I was hoping you had a plan.” Boran said, smiling sheepishly. He sat on the child's bed and Khalid immediately tackled him, giggling.

“Argh, have mercy, great warrior!” Boran played along. “Spare your king!”

Tiana picked up Khalid by his shirt collar and put him on her lap next to his father on the bed. “I do believe there are better methods. Come now, since you're already telling stories. Let's improvise him a bedtime story.”

The king blinked slowly and looked around the room. His gaze fixated on Tiana's vividly orange hair, wavy and untamed. Like the fur of a fox. His vixen...

He smiled. “Not so long ago, there lived a red fox. She was unhappy with the way things were run in her home, she wanted to run free with the wind in her fur, but the fox elders forbade it.”

Tiana caught on right away. “One day the fox elders gave her her big break. She was allowed to go to the border between her territory and another fox territory to act as a diplomat between them as they had been fighting. It was there she met a scruffy wild-”

“Handsome?” Boran prodded.

“Handsome brown fox. Turned out he was the leader of his fox territory, but he was new to the job. He had never hunted in his life because he was raised to be leader.”

“But he learned! It took practice but he put his own twist on it. The red fox was patient with him and one day during a fox party, he found himself in a burrow with her-”

“What happened in that burrow is up to the reader's imagination! But the next summer, the brown fox and the red fox were parents. Their kit had his father's fur and his mother's eyes.”

“And the red fox, proud of her accomplishment, stayed in her new home, where she was finally free.”

Khalid was asleep. Tiana put him down gently, highfived Boran, and went back to bed.

[off-color-darkrai]

Tom Sawyer Island should Not be turned into a cars ride...

So this is basically a continuation of a previous post about Splash Mountain's rethemeing so if you want to see that first, check it out here

Anyway here's the rest.

The 'Splash Mountain' debacle is still an ongoing conversation topic in my friend group, and it was brought to my attention that D23 still stinks and they're doing more stupid, planning on redesigning Tom Sawyer Island for Cars...

Cars? CARS?! IN Frontier land?!?!

Have you lost what little thought you had in your skulls?!?

No, just, no.

I do agree Tom Sawyer Island needs work, but not cars. No, not after you just spent millions of dollars draining, patching, refurbishing, and refilling the 'rivers of the America's'. No.

They should retheme the island to be Tiana themed... Let me explain...

What people want from a princess and the frog locale isn't a ride, it's a restaurant! A jazzy Cajun restaurant that looks like the movie. So build Tiana's Palace (I learned recently it was palace, not place) on one side of Tom Sawyer Island, near the water, so at night you can light it up and people can hear the jazz music. If you position it right you can even make sure it's in the sightline from Fantasy land, keeping immersion up.

Now, this'll make some people upset, but make the restaurant basically reservation only. Tom Sawyer Island is sizeable, but not built for massive lines like that. It also means they can monitor safety better. The check in kiosk would be on the mainland, and you would be taken over to the restaurant on one of the rafts. This would also be how you leave the restaurant, or you can exit to the rest of the island.

That's right, I mentioned the rest of the island!

Tom Sawyer Island in it's current iteration is mostly used by parents for the parents to take a break from the rest of the park, while the kids can run around and explore in a contained, relatively safe environment. And honestly, fair.

So right outside Tiana's Palace they should build a small New Orleans style street, with false overhead balconies for shade, and a lot of chairs and tables. There should be a vendor for some of the easier/smaller/snackier food items found in the actual restaurant, like bennies or fried gator bits(sorry lewis) or small cups of gumbo. None of the buildings would be actual shops, mostly there for Disney's various storage or maintenance purposes, but there should be some kiosks like at the bazaar in adventure land and some that sell items specific to the island (the kiosks would also cut down on rambunctious kids running through stores willy nilly) Access to the rest of the Island besides the restaurant would come from the other raft, and (if they can manage it) the building of a dock for the Liberty Belle, which would also make the Liberty Belle more popular, and give better wheelchair access, as well as another evacuation point in case of emergency.

What about the kids? Well, with the rest of the island pretty much leave it as is, with a couple minor rethemes, but replace the fort with Mama Oddies Boat(make the cliff it's on look like the tree) and fix up the playground. They can even make it slightly interactive if they want. Sneak a few light changing things and voice lines in there!

Finally, if they do all this, keep the island open until a little after dark, so people can really appreciate the lights and the music.

Thank you for coming to my TED talk... But seriously, I might post a thing about how a brother bear ride would play out later, and update this with some sketches, who's to say.

[revegrande]

˗ˏˋ *˖ ♕ 𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐄𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐄 ☆ 𝓴𝓲𝓷𝓰𝓭𝓸𝓶 𝓱𝓮𝓪𝓻𝓽𝓼.

▍▍▍     𝑩𝑨𝑺𝑰𝑪𝑺 , 𝓹𝓻𝓲𝓷𝓬𝓮𝓼𝓼 𝓸𝓯 𝓱𝓮𝓪𝓻𝓽

NAME. tiana rogers maldonia.

NICKNAME. tia , titi , the waitress , babycakes.

AGE. nineteen.

GENDER. cisfemale.

PRONOUNS. she/her.

BIRTHDAY. december 25th.

BLOOD TYPE. B+.

ROLE. one of the new seven hearts.

HOMEWORLD. new orleans.

▍▍▍     𝑹𝑬𝑨𝑳𝑴 , 𝓷𝓮𝔀 𝓸𝓻𝓵𝓮𝓪𝓷𝓼

ALLIES. tiana , naveen , charlotte.

ORIGIN. the princess and the frog.

SUPPORTS. louis , (ray)mond

THEMES. almost there. friends on the other side. down in new orleans + reprise.

▍▍▍     𝑨𝑩𝑰𝑳𝑰𝑻𝑰𝑬𝑺, 𝓫𝓪𝓼𝓮 𝓼𝓽𝓪𝓽𝓼

ABILITY POINTS. 40

HIT POINTS. 180

MAGIC POINTS. 80

ARMOR SLOTS. one.

ACCESSORY SLOTS. two.

ITEM SLOTS. three ( pre-equipped with one potion )

▍▍▍     𝑨𝑩𝑰𝑳𝑰𝑻𝑰𝑬𝑺, 𝓪𝓽𝓽𝓪𝓬𝓴𝓼

FROG SWING. wip

FROG OOZE. wip

▍▍▍     𝑨𝑩𝑰𝑳𝑰𝑻𝑰𝑬𝑺, 𝓼𝓾𝓹𝓹𝓸𝓻𝓽𝓼

wip

▍▍▍     𝑺𝒀𝑵𝑶𝑷𝑺𝑰𝑺 ( wip )

after the events of the masquerade ball at the la bouff's tiana runs into naveen , turned into a frog by dr. facilier ( the shadow man ): hoping to break the spell on naveen and by extension have her dream of having her own restaurant fulfilled tiana kisses him. but, instead of naveen turning into a human, tiana gets turned into a frog. after the two end up in the bayou they encounter the likes of sora, donald, and goofy. it is in the bayou that entities known as the heartless catch up to the frog duo, hunting down naveen ( per the request of dr. facilier ): tiana and naveen escape to leave the fighting to sora and co. during their separation tiana and naveen meet louis, then ray to find a lead on how the two of them can become human again. eventually , the group all rejoin and make it to mama odie's abode. it is here that tiana, naveen, sora and co learn that the key for the two to regain their human skin is tied to charlotte la bouff and the heartless that have sprung up all over the realm. during the night tiana and naveen try to make sense of mama odie's words but both come to a loss on the hidden meaning of her words and simply focus on getting back home.

the group eventually make it back to new orleans and it is here that naveen is kidnapped and tiana runs into dr. facilier and vanitas, who offer her dream and so much more -- all she has to do is give up naveen and give into her negative emotions. however, tiana refuses and in doing so causes vanitas to summon unversed and leaves. upon this, dr. facilier to put her back into the visage of a frog and tiana outsmarts him, taking back the hoodoo magic , shattering it , as both heartless and his friends on the other side drag the shadow man into the other realm leading to his death etched onto a tomb stone. while this was going on sora and co managed to free naveen. just as the men are reunited with tiana they quickly move to find charlotte but it is too late. the clock strikes midnight before naveen can be kissed and the two seem to be stuck as frogs forever. sora apologizes but still attends their wedding and upon kissing tiana, the two revert back into human bodies once more. mama odie reveals that tiana is one of the seven princesses of heart. after xehanort's defeat the two can be seen having the grand opening of tiana's palace hand in hand.

▍▍▍     𝑵𝑶𝑻𝑬𝑺

dr. facilier was given a special book to "control" heartless by vanitas.

@voidedgear is my primary vanitas but may write with others!

[sleepyselkiesims]

Part 5

That was a lot of emotion for Tiana to feel in one night! And the only person she had to tell was her pet Thimble.

Uhhh.... is that a rocketship???

Ok, apparently Thimble got so sick of Tiana's life story that they decided to escape.

Unsure how the hedgehog managed to get through the roof, but godspeed little guy.

Tiana really wasn't cut out for pets, huh.

Maybe she could invite her mama over to listen to her new feelings! She was always supportive!

That might have to wait a while, since Tiana's barista shifts were fully underway.

Plus, last time she'd dipped her toe into romance, trying to connect her friend Charlie with the sim who'd invited them to a post-prom party, it hadn't gone well...

Maybe there was some kind of spell to help her divine people's true feelings?

Nope, but she did get a spell that would help with restaurant upkeep!

Tiana had done exactly one repair, back when she lived with her parents, and it was something she never wanted to do again. So this was great!

What she did want to do over and over was haggle!

And hey, if she'd already gotten prices as low as 10 simoleons, she might as well treat herself to a gift!

Tiana took to the mop like a flying-pro. Her restaurant was going to be squeaky clean forever now!

Speaking of squeaky clean... mostly she was here for the showers.

It seemed she didn't scrub herself as thoroughly as she'd thought, when she got home she had a little tag-along!

Meet Tiana's new companion, Ray the glowfrog!!! Full name Raymond Evangeline Persinette Fitzherbert. But we can call them Ray.

Ray turned out to be an amazing help for building Tiana's magical abilities!

Little by little, she would turn this warehouse into the palace of her dreams.

She was almost there!

Bonus

My derpy lil guy, still making the best expressions

[hannahhook7744]

Glauco White Headcanons;

His full name is Glauco Huxley White.

He is the son of Snow White and Prince Florian.

Which makes him the prince of Charmington.

He has a few nicknames such as White the Knight, G.H, G.W, Glaucy, 'Lauco, Gla, Goofy Glauco, Glauco the Gent, Glaizer, and Glauco the Genuine.

Glauco is 19 years old by the time the events of the pocketwatch roll around.

He and Danny are teammates on various teams which has made them both bestfriends and Auradon Fighting Knights (Team name).

He has a pet horse named 'Breezy'.

He also has a pet parrot that he not so jokingly refers to as his brother named 'Polly'.

Glauco's favorite colors are red, white, dark blue, and gold.

He has blonde slightly curly hair, skin pale as snow, and green eyes.

He thinks bow ties are cool and usually wears one or a tshirt with a fake one on it.

Glauco loves dancing, playing sports, baking, cooking, and archery.

Unlike his mother, he can't sing.

His favorite royal media is InstaRoyal.

He hates ZapChat, though.

He finds the Auradon Bedtime podcast soothing and listens to it before he goes to bed every night.

His favorite isle business is Hearts Salon, Dr. Facilier's arcade, and Shan Yu's Dim Sum.

His favorite Auradon business is Evie's 4 Hearts and Tiana's Palace.

His favorite game is Go-Go Ballroom Dancing.

His least favorite game is Crown of Castle.

His favorite band is, ironically, The Dragon Slayers.

His favorite song is 'Take back the knight.'

He is apart of the school news paper and had nearly been picked out of it several times alongside Red because of their antics.

His least favorite class is smiling because he thinks (privately) that is an unnecessary and even rude class. Hadie likes to tease that it's because he knows his smile sucks.

His favorite class is jousting.

Glauco's favorite sports are Tourney, Foulball, jousting, horseback racing, and Doomball.

His least favorite sport is Swords and Shields because he is no good at swordfighting.

His favorite drink is Eggnog.

His favorite food is Pizza.

His favorite candy is Dwarf Gems.

His least favorite candy is Posion apples for obvious reasons.

When he was little, he had a blue and red flannel baby blanket and a stuffed deer that he named 'Blue'.

Which is ironic considering he has hated Christmas ever since the evil queen turned him into a Christmas tree as a toddler. Something he still has nightmares from.

Glauco's favorite teacher (other than Coach Jenkins) is his biology teacher, Abigail.

His least favorite teacher is unsurprisingly, Mr. Deley.

His favorite book is 'Tales of the Peculiar'.

His least favorite holiday is King Beast Honorary Holiday and unification day.

He collects fossils and rocks.

Something that still gives him nightmares to this day.

Glauco is allergic to Shellfish and Calms.

His favorite dance is the Beast flop because of the name alone.

Out of the group, he gets along with Hadie the least. Considering that Glauco is extremely friendly, that isn't saying much.

The blonde can be described as the following: Shy, impulsive, friendly, athletic, and protective.

He is very close to both of his parents.

He and Chloe are cousins via their dads.

Glauco grew up being babysat by Chad, Evie, Doug, and the other dwarf's kids.

He does his best to steer clear of apples and apple flavored things.

His first word was 'Mama'.

Glauco wants to be a reporter, a professional tourney player, or a detective when he grows up.

Because of his want to be a reporter, he has become very good at lying and acting.

Other clubs he is in include the cooking and sewing club, and the debate team (which Red dragged him into claiming he needed to get better at standing his ground if he wanted to be a Detective or reporter).

The reason he is so shy and anxious is because once when he was little, he joined the annual singing competition. He was so bad that no one let him live it down, so now he finds it hard to find the courage to do things like that and to open up to new people.

He is dating Shan Deja.

[adrianasunderworld]

So I've been looking at pocket princesses a lot and have been having ideas about Disney Princess + Miss Yuu sleepovers and this got me thinking about the whole custody battle thing and long story short if you could spend the night/weekend with one of the OG 2D animated Disney Prince and Princesses in their castle who would it be?

For me it would be either Eric/Ariel (look at Grimsby and Carlotta and tell me that they wouldn't be amazing babysitters), Cinderella/Charming (Charming's dad and the Grand Duke seem like such a fun pair to hang out with), Aladdin/Jasmine (honestly I just want to hang out with the Genie, Abu and Carpet and cause mischief in Agrabah with Al), Tiana/Naveen (Naveen is the type to initiate 3 am pillow fights I just know it) or Belle/Adam (1. Library 2. The Staff).

Obviously I (and Miss Yuu) would love to just hang out with the couples themselves but the side characters are just the icing on the cake.

First off, I adore the Pocket Princesses. It's everything I would want from a Disney princess crossover. I love it.

Secondly, who I would want to have a sleep over with? Obviously my first thought is Belle in the Beast castle. That to me is a no brainer. Just this whole gothic castle to hang out it, I would love to make a pillow fort in the Library in front of the fire place and just read together. I think Mrs.Potts would love to be a sleepover mom. She would always be bringing snacks and warm drinks. Plus Beast is so fluffy. It would be so cozy in there.

My other choice would be Aroura and Phillip. But only if it's in the fairies cottage. I don't know why, but ever since I was a kid I've always wanted to hang out with Aroura and Phillip. I just thought they were neat. I think the fairies cottage would be a nice spot for a slumber party. It's cozy, it's out in the woods with little critters. The fairies can't cook, but we can get take out before going into the woods, it's fine. I'm not much of a camping person, but camping outside the cottage would be a fun option.

Jasmine and Aladdin I think would definitely put the Party in Slumber Party. Soley because of all their companions. Genie, Carpet, Abu, Iago, Rajah. The are all going to go balls to the wall crazy, and I am here for it. Ok maybe not Rajah, I feel like he's the sane one in the group, ya know? He only really loses it when Jasmine is in trouble, so we're cool. I would love the option to cuddle a tiger, go on a carpet ride, and then have all the fancy stuff available in the palace. Spa day with Jasmine sounds fantastic.

[serephinastardust]

Unshackled Royalty

In a world where dreams dance on sunlight's gleam,

Real-life princesses, embodying the dream.

Cinderella, not just a tale of a shoe,

But a spirit resilient, in kindness, she grew.

Jasmine, not confined to palace walls,

A wanderer's heart, in adventure calls.

Merida, an archer with courage ablaze,

Defying traditions, she charts her own ways.

Belle, not just lost in books so divine,

Her wisdom and love, a radiant sign.

Mulan, a warrior in armor so bold,

Strength in her heart, a story untold.

Ariel, not just beneath the sea's foam,

A dreamer who ventures far from home.

Tiana, not just a princess with a crown,

A hardworking soul in a world of her own.

Snow White, with a heart pure as snow,

Kindness in her steps, a benevolent glow.

Rapunzel, not just her hair so long,

Her strength within, a melody strong.

Elsa, not just the queen of ice and snow,

A spirit unbound, letting empowerment grow.

Anna, with love that thaws the coldest night,

A sisterhood's warmth, a radiant light.

Real women, these princesses, diverse and true,

In their stories, inspiration we drew.

In each chapter, a lesson to glean,

For every woman, a real-life queen.

[tianarpowell]

Tiana thought that Remy deserved a real shot at success—not the kind of “real shots” that had been presented to him in the past, maybe, but something that actually had promise. Remy clearly was ready for bigger things; it was the world that hesitated to accommodate Remy, perhaps for fear that he would abandon what he already did for the world, what he had proven he could do, if begrudgingly. Tiana wanted to call every restaurant in town right then and prove to them that there was a better chef in town than whomever they currently had on staff. But she couldn’t do that herself. Remy was in charge of his own story.

Tiana’s cheeks hurt with the huge smile that spread across her face. “Remy, I’m so happy you want that,” she told him happily. She abandoned her nearly-finished bread to cross the kitchen and give Remy a big hug. “And you’ll take to Cajun cuisine like a fish takes to water. And I’ll be helping in the kitchen, too! Just not the entire night, so you’d have to be able to give instructions to everyone in that kitchen. But you’ve got the personality that the less-experienced chefs could really benefit from. I mean it—you calm even me down, and I’m always buzzing.” She smiled contentedly. “Now all we need to do is…get a loan for the restaurant.”

Saying those words, Tiana felt her stomach twist. Getting a loan for the restaurant—was she ready, and was the restaurant itself really ready? What going to the bank to have a loan conversation meant was, Tiana had funds of her own saved (which she actually did, now) and she had the answers to all the bankers’ questions. Those questions could be tricky. Because those questions could be so tricky, Tiana wanted to err on the side of caution and save even more of her own money to fund the establishment; that way, the bank would know that Tiana was very responsible. But what if she went to the Redwood Hollow bank this month, even, and proposed her restaurant, without that additional money from three years’ more work, like she’d been planning? Would this go Tiana and Remy’s way?

Then a thought occurred to Tiana. Her conversation with her brother (as she liked to call him) Ray the other day had already presented her with the means to get this loan! All she needed to do was explain to the bank that Tiana was part of the town culture already—she was intending to keep making quality food at Third Street (and, from Guinevere Bạch’s comment at Sofia’s and her house that week, the food was indeed of a high quality), and she was going to be part of a restaurant slash bar slash planetarium that would soon be the talk of the town. If Ray’s place was built within the next eight months or so, and Tiana helped open it for a good half a year…then Tiana’s Palace could be built in a year and a half. As long as she got that loan from the bankers.

“So,” Tiana told Remy, “I’m thinking through the details.” Now the bread for the bread bowl was done, and she split the loaf in two and opened up her kitchen’s small oven. “What if I told you I could have Tiana’s Palace—or whatever name we choose together, because it’s you and me at the helm now—in business within two years’ time? Less than that, actually?” She paused. “I’m going to go to the bank in the next week and a half to try to get a loan. They’ll like me because I’ve never done things halfway, and that’s the kind of person they give out loans to. But they won’t want to change the dining culture in Redwood Hollow.” Tiana gazed at Remy with the weight of her question: “Would you come to the bank for that loan conversation with me? You’d only need to talk about your style of cooking. That’s it—nothing about your history in Redwood Hollow, nothing about your current work. Just what you’d be doing at the restaurant. I know this because my dad had to do a loan conversation at this very bank with his own head chef he’d befriended, back when he planned to open a restaurant himself.” She added, “My dad never got there—he passed in the night just a day later—but I know we can. Please say you’ll be my business partner at the bank in a week and a half.” Tiana gave Remy a small smile.

Tiana closed her eyes with bliss at Remy’s explanation of his cooking style. He was a true chef—not the “top chefs” in the magazines who did what they thought was cool, but a chef who followed his heart in the kitchen. “Remy,” Tiana finally said after a silence had descended over the kitchen, “you’ve got the magic touch. You could do anything with that vision of yours. Create timeless cookbooks, open Michelin-star restaurants one after another… Your Nana would be so proud if she could’ve heard you talk about food just now. My dad would’ve loved you, bless his soul.” Tiana smiled. “I want to talk to my boss at the Enchanted Rose Cafe. I’ve never been able to cook at Enchanted Rose because my style doesn’t match theirs. But what you just described to me, Remy—that’s exactly what they told me when I had a conversation with them four years ago. They’re looking for chefs who can make comfortable-feeling foods. If you go into the restaurant itself, it’s like that—very comfortable-feeling, very much a place you can feel good inside. What do you think about this—I get in touch with the owner of Enchanted Rose, Adam Legrand, and maybe he gets you an interview, a demo in their kitchen? Would you be on board with just a talk with the Enchanted Rose people to see if your style would work out there?” Tiana remembered what she’d just told herself ten minutes before, that Remy was in charge of his own story in life. But this felt like something that Remy would want to add to his story, if he knew the environment at Enchanted Rose, if he got to know Mr. Legrand, maybe.

Tiana added, “I’d love to see you shine, Remy. If it’s not Enchanted Rose, it’s Third Street Restaurant, where I also work. And Third Street’s kitchen isn’t ready for someone like you, because some of those chefs think they’re pretty impressive stuff.” Tiana just laughed. Maybe they deserved someone like Remy to turn the tables.

.

"God, I've been looking for an open call for cooks here in town for a long while... But for some reason they never come," Remy huffed. "I don't know if it's all a matter of connections, of who you know, of nepotism, or doing other people favors... But I just can't find a way to get in." He had thought that knowing Gusteau would give him a leg up. Of course, nobody had any evidence that he was really his protégé. Nobody, especially Remy, could prove that Gusteau had considered taking him under his wing. He had learned so much in the little time he had known him, but now that Gusteau was gone, there was nothing that Remy could do to show all he had done for him.

Remy blinked when Tiana made her proposition. It didn't sound quite real. "I... I mean, I'd... I'd love to!" he exclaimed. "Of course, yes, I'd love that! Head chef!? Of course!" Tiana was an excellent cook, and truly determined, and he had faith she could achieve her dream of her own restaurant. But now, now there was an additional incentive for him to invest in this project. "God, I'm... You won't regret it, I swear." Now, in his mind, the restaurant was a given. It had to become a reality, it just had. It was as if it was already being built as they spoke. "Yes, yes, we should definitely think about the menu. I don't know a thing about Cajun cuisine, but I'd be glad to learn!"

Her question felt as if someone turned on a light in his chest. Like something was shining, ideas were swirling in his mind, and a burst of energy that was barely containable. "Well... I like strong, eye-catching, impactful. Savoury, sweet, sour, buttery... And warm colors, yellows, oranges, reds... I just love warm food. Like, food that makes you feel warm and cozy inside. I can't say no to a good salad, to a good cold dessert, but there's just something special about a stew, a nice soup, a warm cake fresh out the oven... I know how to make a few really elaborate dishes, things that require a lot of technique and talent and effort, very detailed stuff... But I really enjoy the simple things too, simple things you can elevate with the right techniques and a couple tricks. And it's the food I most associate with my Nana," he admitted. "She loved to cook these really traditional dishes, things that were passed down from generations. Onion soup, cassoulet, pork stew, tartiflette, when we managed to get all the ingredients... I learnt so much from watching her. I think that her encouragement was part of what made me want to be a chef in the first place." He put the pork chops on the skillet over the fire.

[stygicniron]

@starseized is getting a plotted starter for Naveen!

Nico watched from the table as his mother and father got up to dance to the swinging music of the band. Even so young, Nico could tell his tall, gaunt father and rather petite mother made an amusing picture, but he had a few bites of his dessert to finish, so he wasn’t watching too closely. Besides, what if his parents kissed? He really didn’t want to see that. Bianca, for her part, had gotten up from the table to wander closer to the dance floor, but she didn’t look particularly interested in dancing either, more curious about the instruments and sounds they made. They didn’t have anything like this back in Italy.

Finishing his dessert, he pushed himself away from the table, instead making a beeline for a figure playing a small stringed instrument. He’d seen the cheerful man maneuvering skillfully around the various diners and being generally a good host. Nico figured he’d be a fun person to talk to. “Hello, is that a lute?” he asked curiously, after waiting for a moment for the man to turn to notice him.

[genesedavis]

Celebrating New Orleans in style. #sax #girl #music #night #neworleans #saxophone #overseas #dress #up #Tiana #palace #disney (at Cozumel, Mexico) https://www.instagram.com/p/BqSymPygo4g/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1trdhqgt2rka0

[dragoncat91]

Wings of Fire Emblem: The Sand/Sky Prince

(This is fanfiction based on @wofemblem by @trunswicked, they have Claude as a pure sandwing but I think he'd be a sand/sky hybrid! Using my headcanon for the Almyran royal fam...)

She'd had every right to fly away and go back home. She was not being forced to stay here. Yet somehow, the Leicester Alliance didn't feel like home anymore.

She was a skywing, she could fly long distances without needing a rest. She could, and cross the mountains once more...and fly right into the spears of the border guards, and the claws of her disappointed father.

So why was she staying here for this egg? The little thing, with a mottled orange and brown shell, resting in a nest of plush desert moss beyond a heavily guarded gate. Dragonesses laid eggs regularly, regardless if they had had a night with a handsome drake or not...and if the egg came out slightly bigger with a colored shell, there was a new life inside.

The Almyran king looked like he wanted her to stay, and not just for their dragonet. He might even love her. And it might be mutual...but she was only certain that she felt a connection to that dragonet already. He, or she, would be a sand/sky hybrid, and to her knowledge, all Almyran royalty had been pure sandwings for the longest time.

She was going to hunt to clear her head. A large female sandwing with golden brown scales and sharpened cream colored horns, wearing armor, stopped her at the gate. “Lady Tiana.”

Tiana bowed her head slightly and folded her large skywing wings the best she could. “General Farah. Permission to hunt?”

“Granted.” Farah curled the barbed end of her tail in amusement. “But I must warn you. The hatchery staff believe your egg will hatch any time now.”

Tiana snorted, and a small plume of smoke exited her nostrils.

“Little of my business, I suppose.” Farah shrugged. “Okay. Go on.”

He'd gone to look at the egg more often lately. A sand/sky hybrid...and a royal. Part of him hoped he or she would hatch out with the vibrant fire orange scales of his or her mother. Would the dragonet even have the sandwing tail barb? Or would he or she have the large, powerful skywing wings? Tiana could fly circles around him, and he wasn't even old yet. He was her age.

He did have several battle scars already though. He was a dark brown color with tan underbelly and wing membranes. His tail barb was slightly bolt shaped, fitting his title as Thunder King.

And here he was, talking to the egg like the dragonet could hear him. “So, your mother went hunting again. You think she's coming back? She has every right to leave if she wants-”

The egg moved. He gasped and covered the nest with his paw.

Hatchery staff did say it would soon be time.

He removed his paw. He was about to witness the miracle of life.

The shell cracked open. A sandy tan dragonet, sleek like a skywing but with a tiny barbed tail like a sandwing, blinked at the king. With eyes the color of emeralds. Like Tiana's...

Gods, if she didn't return he was going to be so sad.

The hatchery maid pushed her way past. “Sorry, pardon, your majesty! Just have to see if we have a prince or princess!”

Boran stepped aside. The maid cradled the dragonet in her paws, checking the horns. Male dragonets were generally born with horns while females just had nubs. This dragonet had horns. But she checked under the tail too. Boran grit his teeth and cringed. How undignified for the poor little thing. He didn't want to know how the maid could tell at this age with that.

The maid gave the dragonet back. “A prince. Congratulations.”

As the maid left, Boran gazed into his son's tiny green eyes. His son stared back.

The king smiled as a name came to him. “Khalid.”

Tiana beat her powerful wings against the backdrop of the afternoon desert sun. She had two antelope in her claws. She touched down at the palace gates, and Farah grinned at her. “Put those in the larder, and my brother requests you in the palace lobby.”

What awaited her in the palace lobby was amusing chaos. There was that drake she had spent a romantic night with, Boran, the king of Almyra, trying and failing to corral a newly hatched dragonet. The dragonet bounced around, nipping and clawing at his father's paws and tail. The dragonet was a sandy tan color, with a tiny tail barb, but sleek and built more like a skywing in general.

The dragonet caught his father's tail and chomped the barb. Boran lifted his tail and tilted himself to show Tiana their son. “He hatched.”

[eveningstarwiishes]

As the other blonde presses light kisses upon her cheek, Lottie can’t help the touch of a blush that she knows is rushing to her face. It wasn’t an unwelcome act at all, she just simply hadn’t quite prepared herself for it, that’s all. While she may have grown up in the french creole area of Louisiana, a lot of those old practices had died before her time and she wasn’t used to anything beyond a quick hug in greeting. But now wasn’t the time to let herself get all flustered over a simple greeting kiss. “Lovely to meet you too,” she returns the sentiment before grinning as Angelique seemed on board for the plan. Really, it was something Lottie probably could have handled planning on her own - but events this big were always best done with a few pairs of hands working together.

“We’ve got a ballroom, yeah. Right down the hall so the lobby can be used as part of the area as well. It’s not as big as the one in our hotel back home - but it’ll still work nicely, I think,” she agrees, feeling a bit giddy at how well this meeting was already going. Not that she had thought it would go poorly, but it was nice that right off the bat the blonde seemed on board with everything Lottie had suggested so far. “I’d love the list and the budget ain’t nothin’ we gotta worry about - I’m pullin’ out all the stops for this. Though I do have one requirement - caterin’s gonna be done by Tiana’s Palace. If I’m bringin’ New Orleans Halloween to this island, ain’t no one else gonna be able to pull off the proper menu for that like Tia can.” Granted, Lottie always used her best friend for catering whenever she hosted any event - this time it felt even more important than ever, considering she was planning on having the whole night be NOLA themed. “Oh I have a bunch of pictures all ready for you, ma’am. All taken from over the years of parties I’ve attended over the years back home. And I’d love to work together with ya. Not that I don’t trust you to make it amazin’ but well, I just love plannin’ a big party.”

It felt strange to walk into another hotel to work for someone else, but Angelique couldn’t turn down the offer from the heiress to help her plan something. It wasn’t out of the realm of her contract with Adam’s remodel to plan events for someone else; she’d just done one for Kit a short while ago. Working with someone whose imagination seemed as big as Lottie La Bouff would be fun, from what she’d seen in the few photos she’d sent her from last things hosted at the hotel. Angelique could do something bigger and better, though, and she was excited both for the challenge and to work with another blonde with taste as impeccable as her own. 

“Bonjour, lovely to meet you,” Angelique greeted, leaning in for her usual light kiss on either cheek. Some people were odd about the touchiness, but something told her that the other blonde wouldn’t mind. As they sat down, Lottie got straight to the point: a Halloween party for the ages, for all of the stir-crazy people on the island who had nothing better to do for the holiday. It was perfect, and Angelique had a feeling they could pull off something larger than life together. “I think … it sounds magnifique,” she agreed, immediately pulling out her notepad to begin jotting down ideas. “It’s a brilliant idea, and I think this is the perfect place to host it. I saw from the photos you sent, you have a ballroom, correct? It looks large enough for the space. I have a whole list of vendors I can send you that I like to use, once we set a budget, since you already have the date chosen.” In mind she already had Kit for the champagne and Blaise for the food, hoping that it would all pass the hostess’ taste testing. “As for decorations, I always like to ask just how involved you’d like to be. You can send me photos, ideas for inspiration, and I’ll take care of it, or we can work together if you’d like to be more selective about it yourself.”

[educated-dumbass]

Sapphic Book Masterlist

Quick Key:

🌻= found on Readanybook for free

🍄= I’ve read and recommend

🥀= on my tbr list

🌈= Send me an ask or direct message with this emoji and the book you want and I can likely find it in digital format for free. Be aware it is less secure than the Readanybook site. Please clarify if you’re using a phone or a laptop/computer. (Not including graphic novels)

Fantasy:

A Dowry of Blood by S.T. Gibson 🍄

Black Water Sister by Zen Cho 🍄

Darling by K. Ancrum 🍄

Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger

Girl, Serpent, Thorn by Melissa Bashardoust 🌻

Girls of Paper and Fire by Natasha Ngan 🍄

In the Vanishers’ Palace by Aliette de Bodard 🍄

Inkmistress by Audrey Coulthurst

She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan

Sofi and the Bone Song by Adrienne Tooley

The Black God's Drums by P. Djèlí Clark

The Chosen and the Beautiful by Nghi Vo

The Dark Tide by Alicia Jasinska

The Gloaming by Kirsty Logan 🍄

The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea by Maggie Tokuda-Hall

The Midnight Lie by Marie Rutkoski

The Never Tilting World by Rin Chupeco

The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon 🍄 (it’s a bit overhyped but still very good)

The Terracotta Bride by Zen Cho 🌻

The Tiger’s Daughter by K. Arsenault Rivera

The Unbroken by C.L. Clark

The Unspoken Name by A.K. Larkwood

These Feathered Flames by Alexandra Overy

This Poison Heart by Kalynn Bayron

Vessel of Starfire by Allison Carr Waechter

When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill

Crier's War by Nina Varela

The Bone Shard Daughter by Andrea Stewart

Malice by Heather Walter

Girls at the Edge of the World by Laura Brooke Robson 🥀

Sweet & Bitter Magic by Adrienne Tooley

Each of Us a Desert by Mark Oshiro 🥀

The Midnight Lie by Marie Rutkoski

Amy of the Necromancers by Jimena I. Novaro 🥀

Ice Massacre by Tiana Warner 🥀

The Deep by Rivers Solomon, Daveed Diggs, William Hutson, Jonathan Snipes 🥀

Ghost Walk by Kay Solo 🍄

The River Has Teeth by Erica Waters

Graphic Novels:

The Girl from the Sea by Molly Knox Ostertag

Mooncakes by Suzanne Walker

Snapdragon by Kat Leyh

Tea Dragon Society by Kay O’Neill

Historical Fiction:

Fingersmith by Sarah Waters 🌻🥀

Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo

She Rises by Kate Worsley 🥀

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Re

The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow

Horror:

Extasia by Claire Legrand

The Final Child by Fran Dorricott 🍄

The Red Tree by Caitlín R. Kiernan

The Sawkill Girls by Claire Legrand 🍄

Where Echoes Die by Courtney Gould

Literary Fiction:

Solo Dance by Li Kotomi 🥀

Mystery:

Far From You by Tess Sharpe

Ghost Wood Song by Erica Waters

Missing, Presumed Dead by Emma Berquist 🥀

Sadie by Courtney Summers

Poetry:

Sappho 🍄🌻

Aphrodite Made Me Do It by Trista Mateer

Romance:

First Position by Melissa Brayden 🍄

Hani and Ishu's Guide to Fake Dating by Adiba Jaigirdar 🥀

Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers

Knit One, Girl Two by Shira Glassman 🥀

She Drives Me Crazy by Kelly Quindlen

Silk & Steel by Janine A. Southard

The Lady's Guide to Celestial Mechanics by Olivia Waite 🥀

The Music and the Mirror by Lola Keeley

The Soft Landing Collection: Sapphic Fantasy and Science Fiction Stories by Jacquelynn Lyon

The War Within by Yolanda Wallace 🍄🌻

You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson

The Falling in Love Montage by Ciara Smyth

Some Girls Do by Jennifer Dugan

We Are Okay by Nina LaCour

The Henna Wars by Adiba Jaigirdar

Sprinkled in the Stars by Violet Morley

How to Make a Wish by Ashley Herring Blake 🥀

Science Fiction:

A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine 🍄

Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki

That Inevitable Victorian Thing by E.K. Johnston 🥀

The Cybernetic Tea Shop by Meredith Katz 🥀

The Traitor Baru Cormorant by Seth Dickinson 🌻🍄

This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar

We Set the Dark on Fire by Tehlor Kay Mejia 🍄

Compass Rose (Compass Rose #1) by Anna Burke

Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki

[revegrande]

A strange creature skitters by her, turning to look up at Tiana as it passes by. It's a strange beast with unnaturally blue, velvety skin and wicked-looking red eyes. Two antennae sprout from its head and twitch as if detecting something.

All of a sudden, it snaps its head toward Tiana. The creature doesn't seem to have a mouth, just those two eyes as it starts to skitter toward her.

just  what  did  tiana  do  in  life  to  warrant  this?  first  it  was  encountering  a  frog  turned  prince  ,  then  some  heartless  ,  and  now  this  ...  this  ....  whatever  this  was.  ❝  breath  tiana  ,  costume  party.  maybe  its  just  a  costume.  ❞  she  tries  to  steady  herself  but  her  voice  is  wary  and  tiana  takes  a  cautious  step  back  ,  her  hands  reaching  for  something  ,  anything  but  only  manage  to  grab  onto  air.  her  eyes  widen  as  the  creature  moves  ever  so  closer  yet  she  is  staring  at  the  grotesque  monstrosity  with  a  clear  disgust  and  wariness  but  also  a  tinge  of  curiosity  (  was  it  a  some  other  form  of  heartless  ,  a  conjuring  from  the  shadow  man  ,  or  something  much  more  horrifying?  ):  all  tiana  could  do  was  have  her  body  ease  back  slowly  and  hope  her  heart  did  not  give  out  on  her  from  the  fright.  the  alleyway  is  dark  but  the  unsettling  redness  of  its  eyes  eyes  seem  to  glow  with  an  otherworldly  luminescence  ,  only  add  to  the  creature’s  eerie  presence.

the  young  women's  arms  move  awkwardly  ,  trying  her  best  to  keep  her  composure  as  the  thing  seems  to  change  shape.  ❝  nope , wrong this  definitely  ain't  no  costume.  ❞  she  murmurs,  her  voice  a  bit  more  steady  despite  the  unsettling  sight.  the  peculiar  creature  skitters  closer,  its  blue,  velvety  skin  shimmering  slightly  in  the  ambient  light.  tiana  takes  a  moment  to  assess  the  situation  ,  tiana's  heart  quickens  (  its  the  only  sound  she  can  hear  ):  but  her  expression  remains  composed  (now  if  the  composure  is  from  her  courageous  heart  or  flight  or  fight  taking  hold  she  couldn't  say  ):  even  so  ,  neither  one  of  her  parents  raised  a  coward  ---  her  daddy  was  a  hero  and  her  mama  always  told  her  that  she  was  her  daddy's  daughter  alright.

❝  now  look  here  i  refuse  to  have  any  more  weird  hoodoo  voodoo  mess  up  anymore  of  my  night.  so  ...  so--  ❞  it  was  then  that  she  spotted  a  branch  and  rushed  to  pick  it  up  ,  never  taking  brown  eyes  off  red.  taking  up  a  defensive  stance  ,  tiana  tries  her  best  to  harden  her  resolve  given  the  circumstances  ,  even  the  greats  had  to  fake  it  at  some  point  ,  right?her  hands  tighten  around  the  branch  ,  cause  the  skin  on  her  palms  to  turn  white.  watching  the  creature’s  antennae  twitch,  trying  to  gauge  its  mood  and  intentions.  ❝  i  will  use  this  ,  i  will  so  just  stay  back  if  ya  know  what's  good  for  ya.  ❞

˗ˏˋ @voidedgear sent an unprompted reservation to tiana's palace *˖ ♕