#melody christian andersen

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Poses by @bexosims and @nataliaauditore-blog

[fairytale-poll]

ROUND 1B, MATCH 1 OUT OF 8!

Propaganda Under the Cut:

Lucia Nanami:

She's THE mermaid magical girl! Even though she doesn't lose her voice technically, she can't sing well in her human form out of nervousness in front of her crush. There's even an arc involving another girl who her love interest thinks saved him instead.

She has an entire show, not just a movie, and she is adorable!! Singing is a literal superpower for her - the show involves sing-off battles between the good team and the bad team, where the singing is a weapon that physically affects the other side. The manga in particular has beautiful illustrations, and there are many cute outfits! (Mostly I would just love for her to be in the poll at all, as Mermaid Melody is so fun and cute and has such a small fandom!)

Okay, so Lucia is a magical girl and one of the seven mermaid princesses, specifically the princess of the North Pacific Ocean. By transforming using her pearl, something that each mermaid princess has, she can hurt her enemies through the power of Song.

As a young girl she saved a human boy named Kaito from drowning after the shop he was on capsised due to a storm, and gave her pearl to him in order to heal him. Years later she took on legs and went on land in order to reunite with him and get her pearl back, falling in love with him soon after. However she is unable to tell him about how she's the mermaid that saved him when they were little because when a mermaid tells a human about what she is then she'll turn into bubbles

While I haven't found anything confirming that Mermaid Melody was inspired by the Little Mermaid, it would be highly surprising if it were not the case considering how she saved a human boy who ended up becoming her love interest, took on legs and went on land to find him. Not to mention the singing and the mermaids turning into bubbles thing

Laura Apollodoros Hyginus La Mer:

best precure character since star twinkle ended. carried the tropical rouge season. her arc of trying to decide whether she belongs on land or sea is so good.

Laura's journey from disdaining humans/seeing them as a means to an end is really great! She never loses her selfish/petulant streak, but she does mature around it and start using her qualities for good. While at first only seeing her human friends as a way to make herself heir to the mermaid throne, Laura slowly comes to trust and love them... and ultimately begins yearning to be able to walk with them and join in their land-based activities (especially after briefly switching bodies with them and getting to experience humanity). In an interesting twist, Laura refuses the Witch's offer to make her a human as it would mean betraying her friends - and for this she is rewarded with her own human form from a different source. It's a really great, charming arc for the character!

The little mermaid is a constant in the season, with Laura starting completely appalled that a mermaid would sacrifice herself for a human, not to mention wanting to be one, when she first learned about the story. However, after spending more and more time with her new human friends, she herself starts wishing in secret she could be human so she could join them in more activities although she doesn't want to admit it.

When confronted about it by the Witch of Delays (the villain of the season, who is stealing motivation from people to get an eternity of delays), Laura is offered to be turned into a human in exchange of standing by and letting the witch win. Laura then accepts that she does want to be human, but she will not rely on the witch's powers and will make her dream come true herself instead.

She manages to be able to transform into a human by her own means without losing the ability to go back to her original mermaid form.

So Laura has an Entire Journey over her Little Mermaid Connotations. She starts the show not at all caring for humans or the story of The Little Mermaid. Hearing the story makes her think the story is awful and the mermaid was stupid to give up huge pieces of herself only to turn into seafoam at the end. It takes nearly half the show for Laura to connect to the story; she can only be with her friends in secret and anytime they're having fun trying new things, she's confined to her little marketable pocket dimension or following them through secluded rivers and waterways. She *gets* the mermaid now, but she knows she loves herself and doesn't want to give something of herself up for the risk of what becoming human like the other girls could mean for her. She wants this, but she doesn't want to exchange the other pieces of herself to get it. One of the other girls sees her contemplating and says she always interpreted that aspect of the story to be about how if you want something in life, you have to make some form of exchange. If you want good grades, you have less time and energy to do other things. It's about evaluating well how to get what you want and how far you really want to push yourself to get that. This does not comfort Laura much.

The villain (who is indeed a sea witch) preys on this anxiety when she captures Laura. The themes of the show revolve around being the kind of person who Simply Goes For Things. Who simply says 'Right now, this is what is important to me. And I have to go for what is important to me!' Very Phineas and Ferb levels of Summer Belongs To You energy. When she offers to give Laura everything she wants in exchange for betraying her friends, Laura does not accept this, because the reason she wants to be human is BECAUSE of her friends. She isn't sure how she'll accomplish what she wants, but she's not bartering anything of hers with anyone else to get it. BOTH the pieces of her that are a mermaid and the pieces of her that feel belonging and happiness with her friends are important, and they're important all of the time. Even if she doesn't have a solution to her satisfaction directly in front of her, she refuses to have only half of what she wants just out of a desire for instant gratification. This resolve enrages the Witch of Delays.

Laura does nearly die for her wish to be fully and completely with her friends, to be human, and it is only by the power of her love for them and her resolution to become the biggest bravest version of herself that she gains a magical girl transformation and the ability to switch between her tail and her new legs.

I adore this bright comfy spin on the story, because it essentially takes the base characterization of the mermaid as a character who is singlemindedly after a soul she does not have and the love of another which she cannot make hers, and says 'What if we put an incredibly different character into that same position of desperate yearning? What if it wasn't that she has none of what she truly wants, but that she has conflicting wants? What if it is not the complete lack of companionship that leaves her reaching for ways to be human, but the want to fully and unabashedly participate in the love and companionship she does have?' Then rewards that character for sticking to her guns and being true to herself and her friends.

Also she is so funnie and cute and prebby and I adore her and she is for sure in love with Cure Summer. Thank you hav day♡

Kagayaki Homare:

[No Propaganda Submitted]

[blackswaneuroparedux]

Life is like a beautiful melody, only the lyrics are messed up.

- Hans Christian Andersen

[silent-deydreamer23]

I didn't know Ponyo was the cooler little mermaid?!!

But in all seriousness I just re watched Ponyo and it just now hit me 😅😅 how similar the movies were besides a fish girl becoming human. I thought it was funny how

- both main characters were red headed fish/mer girls

-both form bonds with dark haired guys from land

-both go through their own tests of love in their movies

-both have overprotective father and many sisters

[lesleylesdoit]

Life is like a beautiful melody, only the lyrics are messed up.

Hans Christian Andersen

[stardust-swan]

How to Be a Real Life Mermaid 🌊🧜‍♀️🐚

The Look

🐚 Wear sea foam green, aquamarine, teal, ocean blue, soft grey, lilac, periwinkle, emerald, pale gold, white, deep blue, and turquoise

🐚 Pick flowy fabrics such as taffeta, chiffon, linen, silk, muslin, and sequined fabrics that resemble fish scales

🐚 Choose garments like maxi dresses, flowy skirts, bandeau off-the-shoulder tops, tank tops, soft scarves used as tops, shell clutches, woven bags, and pretty beaded sandals

🐚 Accessorise with jewellery made from pearls, sea glass, seashells, turquoise, aquamarine, opals, gold that resembles the sun glinting on the sea, and silver that reminds one of the metallic sheen of fish scales. Examples of accessories you can wear are bangles, anklets, layered necklaces, and pearl earrings

🐚 Makeup Ideas: eyeshadow in nudes like a sandy beach, greens and blues like the sea, or lavender and pink like a coral reef, shimmery highlight, dewy skin, coral pink lipstick, and seashell pink lipgloss

🐚 Hair Ideas: loose curls that look like ocean waves, fishtail plaits, green and blue hair dye, pearl hairclips, and sea salt hairspray. Brush your hair with a pretty wide-tooth comb.

The Lifestyle

🐚 Listen to songs such as Martha's Harbour by All About Eve, No Ordinary Love by Sade, Come Into the Water by Mitski, Pearl Diver by Mitski, Mariners Apartment Complex by Lana Del Rey, and Call of the Sea by Claudie Mackula (a longer mermaid playlist is here).

🐚 You can also listen to the sounds of the ocean, like whale song or waves crashing on the beach

🐚 Watch movies and TV shows such as Aquamarine, Splash, The Little Mermaid, H20: Just Add Water, Mr Peabody and the Mermaid, Miranda (1948), Mermaid Melody Pitchi Pitchi, Ponyo, Barbie in a Mermaid Tale, Barbie: The Pearl Princess, Neptune's Daughter (1914), A Daughter of the Gods (1916), Queen of the Sea (1918), Venus of the South Seas (1924), and Magic Island (1995)

🐚 Read books, fairytales, and poems such as The Little Mermaid by Hans Christian Andersen, The Mermaid Handbook by Carolyn Turgeon, Mermaids: The Myths, Legends, and Lore by Skye Alexander, A Daughter of the Sea by Amy Le Feuvre, Undine by Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué, The Mermaid by Alfred Lord Tennyson, and The Sea-Child by Katherine Mansfield

🐚 Mermaids are renowned for their beautiful siren song, so sing sweetly and brightly as often as you feel like it

🐚 Make your self smell like the ocean by using a deodorant like Old Spice Deep Sea, and perfumes like L by Lolita Lempicka, Acqua di Gioia, Salt Air by Skylar, Fleur de Corail by Lolita Lempicka, Seahorse by Zoologist, Nymphéas by Kismet Olfactive, Salina by Laborattorio Olfattivo, Alien Mirage by Mugler, Very Sexy Sea by Victoria's Secret, 20,000 Flowers Under the Sea by Tokyomilk, Nebbia Spessa by Filippo Sorcinelli, Tiziana Terenzi's Sea Stars Collection, Chant d'Extase by Nina Ricci, Sirena by Floris, Squid by Zoologist, and Orto Parisi Megamare (be aware that the latter two suit a dark siren who lures men to their deaths more than a sweet mermaid princess).

🐚 Make your home smell like the deep sea too, with sea salt scented diffusers and candles such as Yankee Candle Sea Minerals, Yankee Candle Seaside Woods, or Jo Malone Wood Sage and Sea Salt

🐚 Home Decor Ideas: silk sheets in blue, grey, and sea green, seashell jewellery trays, homemade terrariums, jellyfish embroidery, seashell candles, beaded curtains made from string and shells, paintings of maritime scenes, glass vases filled with layers of sand, seashells, and faux pearls, seashell shaped soap dishes, rattan furniture, woven baskets, treasure chests to keep your valuables in, mermaid figurines, a seashell or jellyfish mobile, a bowl filled with seashells, a glass bottle filled with ocean water or with a love letter inside to replicate a message in a bottle, mosaics with marine motifs like seahorses and shells, even an aquarium with colourful fish if you are able to care for them

🐚 Spend lots of time around near bodies of water, swimming in it to connect with your inner mermaid, or just walking in it and feeling the sand beneath your feet

🐚 Collect seashells and pretty pieces of sea glass thar wash up on the shore

🐚 Watch synchronised swimming, or even learn it yourself

🐚 Go diving, snorkeling, or mermaiding

🐚 Visit aquariums to see beautiful exotic fish and learn more about the ocean

🐚 Do your best to be sustainable; make the world a cleaner place for your fishy friends to live in. If possible, attend a beach clean-up group local to your area to help pick up litter

🐚 Carry a haircomb and hand mirror with you at all times (you can hotglue seashells and faux pearls on the back of the mirror to make it even more like a mermaid's treasure)

🐚 Watch documentaries and read books on the ocean, marine life, and nautical myths and legends

🐚 Enjoy snacking on seaweed soup, coconut water, and Guylian seashell chocolates

🐚 Take luxurious baths with dead sea salt, seaweed masks, small white bath bombs that resemble pearls, a coconut scented candle, and calming music

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My Ever After High Bisexual Headcannons 💜🧚‍♀️

Not intended to be ship icons, just character icons. However, a few bi4bi ships of mine lined up perfectly lol

Headcannon explanations under the cut!

Raven Queen- raging bisexual. Dexven is a great ship, but so is Rapple, my girl has two hands 🤝🤝

Briar Beauty- she seems like such a bisexual femme to me, I think she had a little bit of chemistry with Hopper later on, but definitely has a spark with Faybelle

C.A Cupid- Biromantic and Cupiosexual/ace, she liked both Dexter and Raven IMO and was crushed when they started dating each other. I also like to headcannon her as cupiosexual bc it fits her name

Duchess Swan- pastel bisexual lol. Also, to me, she liked Lizzie and Daring (and like Cupid, was devastated when her two crushes dated each other)

Rosabella + Daring- bi4bi couple bi4bi couple bi4bi couple bi4bi couple bi4- I shall headcannon all my favourite “straight” couples like this lmao

Melody Piper- a bisexual softpunk, and would fit well with Dexter or Meeshell I think. I also hc Melody as nonbinary with she/they pronouns bc of that yellow-white-purple-black colour scheme :)

Meeshell Mermaid- The original tale of The Little Mermaid was a bisexual allegory/metaphor, and the author Hans Christian Andersen was bisexual, so it seems fitting for her symbolism

Kitty + Lizzie- I just rlly like bisexual wlw ships lmao. Also I think Lizzie had genuine feelings for Daring, idk, all I know is Kitty and Lizzie are perfect for each other

[sundove88]

DBZ: Waves of Freedom AU FAQ + Q&A:

Btw, these are just for fun- but feel free to submit any asks about my AU and the fanfic in the ask box!

Q: I’ve noticed many similarities to The Little Mermaid. Is this an actual adaptation or just a modern retelling?

A: Yes and No! I actually took inspiration from both the Disney movie and the original tale by Hans Christian Andersen. I also got inspired by DBZ, Brother Bear, and maybe even Mermaid Melody Pitchi Pitchi Pitch to make the story. Instead of going with the straightforward plot of the mermaid going on land to find love, I decided to have the main protagonist become a merperson and escape a life of surpression and shape their own destiny. Also, it’s basically the TLM but told from the POV of Eric, who is now promoted to the main character instead of the secondary one. And let’s be real here, the original story’s been almost done to death (No offense), and I wanted to do something fresh and new.

Q: Frieza is incredibly different in this story. How did the Emperor of Universe 7 end up being adapted into a tyrannical CEO in the fanfic?

A: I actually took elements from Triton (The authoritarian figure) and Ursula (The manipulative antagonist), as well as elements from his own character, like his charisma and merciless demeanor, especially when he drops more work on Vegeta like a bombshell in Chapter 2. Btw, his design is his Society Survival Saga design from Super Dragon Ball Heroes, but more elaborate to reflect that he’s a controlling CEO. Bonus points if he’s stroking a kitty cat.

Q: A detail I’ve noticed in the fanfiction is that it also centers on environmental themes, given that the company in the story is called Empire Oil Drilling Corps. Are there any other moments of this?

A: Yes! Frieza’s company claims to be helping the environment, when they’re really not- they’re actually planning to drill for oil and possibly harm the ocean, while the merpeople care for their home and take great joy in seeing it happy and healthy. It’s called Empire OIL DRILLING Corps for a good reason.

Q: What made you want to design the dual land and sea forms of the characters?

A: I wanted the characters to traverse worlds without being bound to a singular form, and I got inspired by H20: Just Add Water for this! To put it simply, duality is a massive theme in the fanfic, and so is balance. The land forms reflect the roles of the cast and are often comfortable to walk in and wear, while the sea forms take inspiration from various sea creatures from beneath the waves- or the Disney version of The Little Mermaid for Goku and Vegeta! In short, duality and balance are two sides of the same coin- one can’t exist without the other. Darkness and light, good and evil, black and white, and of course, Land and Sea.

Q: How did you develop Atlantis and the underwater + land worlds?

A: I took pages out of The Little Mermaid’s Atlantica, Aquaman’s version of Atlantis, Abzu, and Endless Ocean to get a feel for the undersea world. Each district in the now reborn city beneath the waves is named after a water deity in mythology, like Mazu (Chinese) and Chalchiuhtlicue (Aztec). But there are tons more, and the ocean dwelling part of the cast resides in homes across the city. And as for the land world aka Scalefall Bay, I got inspired by stories of various totalitarian regimes, such as 1984 and The Hunger Games, to get a feel for what Vegeta’s life on land is like. Monochrome and drab colors are used to convey a life of uniformity and oppression, as opposed to the bright and colorful realm beneath the surface of the ocean, where merpeople are free to be who they want to be.

Q: Did you have anything planned for the fanfic that sadly got cut?

A: Ohhh boy, do I have a ton for you! Let’s see, we have some scenes like an undersea race across the coral reef between Yamcha and Krillin, a flashback to Kid!Vegeta when he got the abalone from his dad, an entire subplot involving The Pride Troopers (Who are part time anglers and conspiracy theories who believe merpeople are real @thunder-jolt for the idea), another subplot in which Chi Chi’s worries come into play, you get the idea. Heck, I even had various ideas for the transformation Vegeta undergoes in Chapter 5 (Including one inspired by when Majin Vegeta did his Final Explosion to take out Majin Buu) before I settled on one I was satisfied with. Also, he was going to have more accessories in his merman form- jewels, pearls, armbands, pendants, earrings, tail anklets, and maybe even a tiara of sorts. But in the end I chose to just give him the water lily hairpin and the bracelet- both from Chapter 3. There was even a subplot where Zarbon became a siren after being all like “I’ll take the treasure instead!”, when he’s asked by Frieza to bring Vegeta back.

Q: Are there any cameos and Easter eggs sprinkled throughout the story?

A: Yes! When Goku is explaining about merpeople society and how that every time they breach the surface, they always see something that was never there before; you can see Caulifla, Cabba, and Kale resting on a sandbank gazing out at a massive seaside city, Videl perching on a rock in the sunset, Yurin swimming up a river to see the various foundations lining the banks, the Kamikaze Fireballs (Ribrianne, Kakunsa, and Rozie) on the back of a whale gazing towards the clear night sky, and Broly, Cheelai, and Lemo watching the aurora borealis on an iceberg- and they’re all in their Mer forms. And it’s not limited to other characters from the Dragon Ball universe; too. Chris Sabat (Current Dub Vegeta) and Brian Drummond (Ocean Dub Vegeta) both make cameos in a cafe, and some of the Easter eggs are like when in Bulma’s lab, you can easily see a snowglobe with the Atlantica castle in it.

Q: Do you have any sequels or spin offs planned?

A: Not really, for now. But then again, you can always and I mean always insert your OCs and maybe some other characters into the story and see the world of Waves of Freedom through their eyes. It’s totally up to you. And like the ocean itself, the possibilities are endless, with the expansive world building, the cut content, and the diversity of the cast; your ideas can reach as far as the depths of the ocean and as high as your own imagination.

[adarkrainbow]

Fairytales in anime and manga

Mermaid Melody: Pichi Pichi Pitch. This shojo manga, which was adapted into an anime, is a magical girl (doubling as a musical anime) series about three teenage mermaid princesses living a human life in modern Japan, navigating between their personal romances with various human teenagers, and the battle they have to undergo against "sea demons" trying to destroy Earth or mermaid-kind.

The manga's initial plot is an adaptation of "The Little Mermaid" by Hans Christian Andersen, as the main protagonist is a mermaid princess who decides to go to Earth as a human because she fell in love with a boy she saved from drowning - but if she ever confesses her love to him or reveal her true identity, she will be doomed to be turned into sea-foam... Mind you, beyond this initial premise, the rest of the plot has nothing to do with fairytales (though it does multiply tragic love stories a la Little Mermaid, even including "vengeful sea lovers" a la Undine).

[cosmoglass]

Fumito Ueda was inspired by… The King and the Mockingbird (Le Roi et l'Oiseau).

The King and the Mockingbird was clearly an inspiration for both Hayao Miyazaki and Fumito Ueda*. I've taken so many screenshots that look like scenes in The Castle of Cagliostro, Laputa: Castle in the Sky, Ico and Shadow of the Colossus that I can't include all of them in one post, so first I'm going to show you the ones that look like Ico. *In an interview for the 5th issue of Playstation Magazine (Italy) (July/August 2024), translated for a tumblr post by selene-lunette, Ueda named Paul Grimault as a source of inspiration. Le Roi et l'Oiseau has also been photographed on one of Ueda's bookshelves.

A chimney sweep and a shepherdess are the young couple escaping the castle, prefiguring Ico and Yorda. They come to life from paintings hanging next to each other and the reason they need to escape is because a painting of the king has also come to life, has got rid of the actual king, and is determined to marry the shepherdess.

The narcissistic king has winged servants who chase after the shepherdess and the chimney sweep like the flying monkeys of The Wizard of Oz and surely inspiring the shadow creatures in Ico. I wonder if their design might come from the caped policemen that the French (and British) used to have.

The mockingbird of the title looks after four hatchlings. One of them keeps getting trapped in a cage and on one occasion is freed when the cage falls to the ground and breaks open, just like when we first encounter Yorda in Ico.

Towards the end, the king is trying to get away with the shepherdess, who is his unwilling bride. He steps onto a balcony area which then moves away from the palace and is revealed to be the helmet of the king's enormous robot, so it's like a combination of the retracting bridge from Ico and Malus in Shadow of the Colossus.

Not long after, it is the king, rather than our hero, who gets hit by a falling rock as the castle crumbles.

The soundtrack - When we’re looking at the paintings of the shepherdess and the chimney sweep (at 16 minutes 30 seconds) we hear a harpsichord melody called ‘La Bergere et le Ramoneur’ that's strikingly similar to 'Castle in the Mist'. Also, whenever the shepherdess and the chimney sweep need the mockingbird's help, they call out ‘Oiseau’ (pronounced ‘Wuh-zoh’) the way Ico calls out ‘Ontwuh’.

Ico's horns - They don't feature in this animation but perhaps they should because.... The King and the Mockingbird was adapted from a Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale called The Shepherdess and the Chimney Sweep. It tells the story of a shepherdess who is told she has to marry a creature with horns and the legs of a goat (a description of a satyr).

Is it any surprise at all that a fairy tale as beautiful as Ico should turn out to be traceable all the way back to none other than Hans Christian Andersen?

[fleshybones]

classic list of Disney originals in chronological order starting in the 40s/50s ending 2023

Snow White & Little Briar Rose & The Frog Prince & Rapunzel by Brothers Grimm 

The Adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi 

The Sorcerer’s Apprentice by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Dumbo the Flying Elephant by Helen Aberson & Harold Pearl Bambi, a Life in the Woods by Felix Salten Casey at the Bat by Ernest Thayer 

Peter & the Wolf by Sergei Prokofiev Little Bear Bongo by Sinclair Lewis 

Jack and the Beanstalk by Benjamin Tabart Johnny Appleseed, Little Toot by Hardie Gramatky Trees by Joyce Kilmer & Pecos Bill 

The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving 

Cinderella & Sleeping Beauty by Charles Perrault 

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll 

Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie Joe Grant’s Pet English Springer Spaniel Lady, Happy Dan, The Cynical Dog, Lady & the Tramp: The Story of Two Dogs by Ward Greene 

The Sleeping Beauty by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky The 101 Dalmatians by Dodie Smith 

The Sword in the Stone by T.H. White 

The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling 

The Secret Origin of the Aristocats by Tom McGowan & Tom Rowe The Legend of Robinhood **

Winnie the Pooh book series by A.A. Milne 

The Rescuers book series by Margery Sharp The Fox and the Hound by Daniel P. Mannix 

The Chronicles of Prydain by Lloyd Alexander 

Basil of Baker Street series by Eve Titus 

Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens 

The Little Mermaid & The Steadfast Tin Soldier & The Snow Queen by Hans Christian Andersen 

Beauty and the Beast by Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont 

Aladdin and the Magic Lamp from 1001 Nights Hamlet by William Shakespeare 

The Lives of Pocahontas and John Smith **

Notre Dame de Paris by Victor Hugo 

The Greek myth of Heracles **

Ballad of Mulan by Guo Maoqian 

Tarzan of the Apes by Edgar Rice Burroughs Noah’s Ark inter Alia Kingdom of the Sun by Roger Allers & Matthew Jacobs 

Inca mythology ** 

The Legend of Atlantis ** Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson Inuit cultures ** Sweating Bullets by Mike Gabriel  

Henny Penny ** 

A Day with Wilbur Robinson by William Joyce •

American Dog by Chris Sanders 

The Frog Princess by E.D. Baker 

Scandinavian & Sámi cultures ** 

Big Hero 6 by Man of Action 

Buddy cop films ** Polynesian cultures & Hawaiian mythof Māui** Southeast Asian cultures & mythology ** Colombian culture ** 

Saludos Amigos 

The Three Caballeros Make Mine Music Melody Time 

The Adventures of Ichabod & Mr. Toad 

The Black Cauldron 

The Great Mouse Detective 

Fantasia & Fantasia 2000 

Atlantis : The Lost Empire 

Treasure Planet 

Brother Bear 

Home on the Range Meet the Robinsons 

Bolt 

Zootopia 

Moana  

Raya and the Last Dragon  

Encanto  

Strange World Nov. 23 2022 

Wish Nov. 22, 2023

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Melody thought it was a good idea to shower in public. And yes, she scared the locals. 🤦‍♀️ She really took her time too.

[fairytale-poll]

ROUND 1B, MATCH 2 OUT OF 8!

Propaganda Under the Cut:

Sara:

Evil little mermaid

The Witch of Delays:

[No Propaganda Submitted]

[cajon-desastre]

Life is like a beautiful melody, only the lyrics are messed up.

Hans Christian Andersen

[cjbolan]

Redo of a 13-year-old drawing! Emily Windsnap/The Little Mermaid crossover. After constantly comparing these two series, crossover fanart was inevitable. Honestly they have a lot in common...

1) Both Melody and Emily are half human, half mermaid 2)Both turn into mermaids at some point

3) Both have their mermaid heritage kept a secret from them until age 12

4) Both are kept away from the water by their overprotective mothers until age 12 5)Both discover a secret underwater kingdom of merpeople 6)Both feel like a fish-out-of-water ( pun intended!) amongst their human peers 7)Both bring together the two worlds of land and sea 8) They're both 12

9) Both Neptune and King Triton are loud, tempestuous rulers forbidding contact between humans and merfolk...

10)...because both  tragically lost their wives 10) Both Jake and Ariel rescue their future spouses from a shipwreck 11) Both Penny and Eric get brain-washed by a merperson in disguise, into forgetting about their future spouses (and get their memories back)

Enjoy!

The Emily Windsnap series belong to Liz Kessler The Little Mermaid and The Little Mermaid 2 belong to Disney...and I guess Hans Christian Andersen.

[Image description. 2010 and 2023 drawings of Ariel, Eric, and Melody meeting Emily, Mary Penelope, and Jake Windsnap at the beach. End description.]

[princessasmosprincess]

Mermaid Splash

Chapter 3

Summary: Obey Me! Fairy tale au. A retelling of Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid.

Pairing: Asmodeus x GN MC

Warnings: Mild blood in other chapters.

***

You had taken to walking the beach at dawn in the days of your recovery from drowning. Usually little Luke, the butler’s son would walk with you, but he was unavailable today. You would hum to yourself and pick up any pretty shells you found. You had begun a sizable collection.

This morning, however, was different. The beach was littered with debris from a shipwreck on the other side of the island.

A body had washed up on the beach. It was a young man. He was naked save for a string of pearls circling his neck.

Kneeling by him, your eyes wide, you pressed your ear to his chest. His heart was still beating, but it was slow and quiet.

You touched his face to rouse him. “Sir, please wake up.” You patted his cheeks repeatedly. After a moment he began to stir.

Asmo blinked in the bright morning sun.

His eyes landed on your sweet face staring down at him, your brow creased with concern. He gave a dazzling smile, reaching for your wrist to keep your hand on his cheek.

“Oh, good,” you sighed with relief, smiling. “You’re awake. I was worried we’d lost you.”

You helped him into a sitting position and you removed your jacket, giving it to him to cover his nakedness. He reveled in your warmth, pulling it around himself.

“Where did you come from?” You asked.

Asmo pointed out into the water.

“The ocean?” You were confused. “Do you mean you came from one of the ships that crashed in the storm?”

Asmo paused for a moment, then nodded.

“What’s your name?”

Asmo opened his mouth to speak but nothing came out. He touched the base of his throat, remembering what he'd paid for his legs.

“You can’t speak?” You asked, laying a sympathetic hand on his arm. Asmo enjoyed the feeling of your touch.

He shook his head.

You looked around, locating a stick. “Can you write?”

He gave a broad smile, nodding. Satan had taught him to write using the books he loved to collect.

You handed him the stick and he began to spell out his name in the sand.

“Asmodeus,” you read. His name was like the sweetest melody on your lips. “Did I pronounce that right?”

He nodded again. You smiled at his enthusiasm.

“That’s a beautiful name.” You said.

Asmo ducked his head bashfully.

“I’m MC,” you introduced yourself with a slight bow of your head. “It is nice to meet you, although the circumstances are quite unusual.”

Asmo nodded, copying your bow.

“Come with me, Asmodeus,” You took his hand. “Let us go inside where it's warm.”

He was unsteady on his feet, having never walked on two legs before. You reached around his waist to support him, supposing his weakness was from being tossed about in the storm. He couldn't fight the grin on his face as you held him. And as the two of you made your way up the beach, his steps became easier.

You led him up to the beautiful ivory castle on the shore, opening the massive ornate doors. Asmo stared up in awe at the finery. Royal dwellings in the Kingdom of the Sea were very different from those on land.

“Oh dear,” said a man as the two of you entered the castle. It was the same man who had recovered you on the beach those nights ago.

“Barbatos, this is Asmodeus,” you said. “I think he was part of the shipwreck in the storm last night. I’ve decided to take him in.”

“I thought that shipwreck had no survivors.”

“Well,” you said. “Clearly there was at least one.”

Barbatos gave you and then Asmo each a polite bow. “Very well, Master.”

Barbatos drew Asmo a bath while you and Luke searched for clothes that would fit him. You found acceptable garments for him in your father’s belongings but they would need to be tailored to fit him better.

You were a noble. You explained that your parents had died a year before and you were now the head of the household and the owner of this magnificent castle.

You sat with Asmo and told him how the house was run, that Barbatos was a butler and he handled most household matters. His son, Luke, was still a child but he helped out in the stables. There were other servants but they were silent and distant. It was a great big house with so few people living in it. Almost like a tomb.

All the while Asmo listened, nodding when appropriate.

You left him for a moment to fetch something.

“I thought you could use this to communicate.” You said.

You placed a small leatherbound book and a pencil in his lap.

Asmo opened it. It was a little sketchbook like the one you had taken with you on your boat, only smaller. The first ten pages were full of rough sketches of constellations and one of a little lamb.

“I’m sorry about the drawings.” You apologized. “I can buy you a new book in town tomorrow.”

Asmo shook his head. He opened up to a clean page, writing in it.

Thank you.

You beamed.

“I have something else to show you.”

Taking his hand, you led him up the stairs to a hallway. “My room is right here,” you indicated a door at the end of the hall. “So if you ever need anything please don’t hesitate to come to me.”

You continued down the way to another door, pushing it open. You gestured for him to enter.

“You are welcome to use this room and anything in it for as long as you are here.”

The room had a balcony with the most wonderful view of the ocean. On one wall was a floor length mirror and directly across from it was a dressing table with combs and brushes and hairpins laid out on a tray. In the center of the room was a bed with many pillows and comforters. A fire was already roaring in the hearth.

“This was my childhood bedroom,” you said, sadness tinting your voice. “I’m glad it has use after all this time.”

Asmo opened the sketchbook to write, but you continued speaking.

“You should get some rest Asmodeus, dinner will be in a few hours’ time.” With a final smile you left him in his room.

Asmo couldn’t contain himself. He sat on the bed, bouncing a few times. He turned down the covers and slipped between the sheets. He was sure he had never felt anything so comfortable. Belphie would have loved a chance to sleep in a bed like this.

Soon Asmo drifted off to sleep.

***

Asmo woke to the sound of music drifting up from downstairs. He followed it to its source.

You sat by a fire as Barbatos played a violin as you waited for dinner to be ready. Your eyes were closed as you listened to the music, a smile on your face.

Asmo watched as the bow cut through the air in elegant strokes. The ebb and flow reminded him of the sea.

As the song came to a close, you opened your eyes.

“Asmodeus, come join me.” You reached out to him.

He sat next to you on the settee and Barbatos began another song.

Asmo hadn't noticed he was swaying to the music until his shoulder brushed yours.

He felt himself blush.

He had clearly been enjoying the music. “Asmodeus, do you know how to dance?” You asked.

He frowned, shaking his head.

“Oh,” you said. “Would you like me to teach you?”

He nodded emphatically.

The two of you stood, you leading him to the center of the room. Barbatos stopped his playing, waiting for instructions.

“Could you play something suitable for dancing?” you requested.

You directed Asmo where to place his hands.

Barbatos stood, bow poised at the ready.

You nodded for him to play and he began a slow waltz tune.

Though Asmo had never danced before he took to it easily, gliding with you gracefully across the floor as if he was under water.

He gazed into your eyes, noticing how your smile got bigger with every turn about the room.

“You’re a natural,” you said.

He blushed.

He lost track of how many songs he’d danced with you. He couldn't be happier to be in your arms and you in his.

Barbatos concluded his playing as the clock chimed the dinner hour.

You and Asmo parted, both grinning.

“Dinner is served,” Barbatos bowed.

The three of you made your way to the dining room where a long table was set for only two.

“Barbatos, won’t you take dinner with us?” You asked.

Barbatos set down the violin. “I am sorry, Master,” he said politely. “You know it would not be proper if I, your butler, took dinner with you. Especially since you have a guest. I will dine with the servants as always.”

Barbatos took his leave to the kitchen.

Asmo noted the frown you wore. You were so lonely. He had grown up with his lively brothers. Now that your parents were gone, you had no one but Barbatos and Luke who kept you at a distance because of your status.

Asmo reached for your hand and gave it a squeeze.

At his touch you turned to him, quickly wiping away tear. “I am so happy you're here, Asmodeus.”

Asmo. He mouthed.

You smiled, squeezing his hand back. “Asmo.”

The two of you conversed as you ate, you with words and Asmo with writing. Asmo couldn’t help but kick his feet under the table, he loved the feeling of moving his legs independently.

The meal consisted of several courses, every flavor complimenting the other. As he ate, Asmo’s mind wandered idly to his younger brother Beel.

You spoke throughout the meal of your plans for the week, inviting Asmo to come along with you. He wasn't sure what he had agreed to but Asmo didn't mind because he would be with you.

When Asmo returned to his room at the end of the night, the tide had brought the sea all the way up to the balcony.

He was too giddy to sleep.

First, Asmo stripped off his clothes to view his new body in the full length mirror. The moonlight shone on his pale skin, he admired his perfectly shaped legs and what was between them. He thought he was even more beautiful than when he had a tail, if that was even possible. He twirled with reckless abandon, his heart soared.

When he finally tore himself away from the mirror, he sat at the dressing table. His champagne colored hair was so fluffy and soft now that it was fully dry, he ran the comb through it so many times he lost count. Asmo tried on the hairpins, turning his head to see them sparkle. Mammon would have been so jealous.

He then moved on to your closet which was still full of clothes. He felt all of the different fabrics, choosing his favorite colors and textures. He wanted to try them on but he decided that would be taking too many liberties on your kindness, he was content with only touching them.

There were books on the shelves he wanted to read and artwork on the walls he wanted to study. There was so much about the human world he wanted to know.

It was almost dawn by the time he went to sleep, not being able to resist another glance in the mirror before the plush comforter beckoned to him.

He slept the next day until it was almost dinner time, and you let him because he seemed so exhausted.

When he woke, Asmo found a pile of clothes left for him, they had been tailored perfectly to fit his form.

The two of you danced again to Barbatos’ violin music and when the clock chimed the dinner hour he was loath to let you go.

The next morning you invited him to walk with you on the beach, collecting shells. Luke came along too, the playful young boy reminding Asmo of his little brothers.

And again you danced and dined.

Every day was like that. You spoke and he listened, you looked on as he responded on the page or with his expressive eyes. He flirted with you and batted his eyelashes. You laughed together and danced together. Your loneliness, chased away by his presence, and him falling deeper and deeper in love with you.

***

Cross-posted on AO3