#my beautiful gorgeous cinderellas castle

[vesperione]

LOOK all im saying is if by some fucking miracle dread weight and the cinderellas castle digital ticket drops on the exact same day, i will exclusively combust because what the actual fuck.

[violetlunette]

A recolor of Princess Leah, Silver’s birth mom. (My version, at least.) The other color is here

Behold! My version of Leah, aka, Silver’s birth mother. I know that the popular fanon for her is that Leah was a strong, take-no-bullshit-from-anyone Lady who kicks her brother around like a soccer ball and is an all-around Girl Boss, but I imagine her as the opposite. Below is my long-winded / thought-too-hard history for Leah. Notes: *Spoilers for Book / Chapter 7 *Long post. Apparently, I had a lot to say. *My version of Leah’s tale is an angsty one with no happy end. Speaking of which; Trigger Warnings: *Mentions Emotional Abuse and Mental Abuse along with Gaslighting *There is value dissonance at play, which includes underage marriage, sex and pregnancy, as in the medieval time period where Lilia’s memories take place, marrying young was acceptable and encouraged. That being said, the problematic stuff will be treated as such. *Mentions of a rough birth

My version of Leah is a tragic figure lost to history like many Princesses before her. All her life, Leah carried an intense guilt in her heart as her mother died in childbirth birth, leaving her behind with a resentful King and Henrik. The King, in particular, disliked her as he believed that Leah was the result of an affair as Leah was far too beautiful to be his. (He wasn’t a handsome man and always had difficulties believing his gorgeous wife ever loved him.) As such, the King neglected her, and Henrik, following his father’s example, did the same. When they did meet the two were cold and poisonous to her, often belittling every mistake she made. And sadly, she made a lot as she was always jittery from nerves. Because of the mental and emotional abuse inflicted upon her along with a lifetime of gaslighting, Leah became very fragile and timid as she was often bellowed at. It became her nature to become quiet and soft-spoken as being otherwise resulted in harsh punishment, especially from her strict governess, who was as kind as Tremaine was to Cinderella. Even so, she adored her father and brother as much as Silver loved Lilia. Thus, she always forgave them and made excuses for their behavior. “Father and brother are just stressed from their duties.” “They’re right to scold me. As a Princess, I should be better.” “I stole their beloved person away, so they have every right to hate me.” Leah to earn their love by helping the kingdom. While this didn’t earn the affection of her family, she did gain favor with the people. It was actually because of her that the King adopted the Orphans. Leah naively brought them all to live at the castle when she saw the state of the orphanage and her father didn’t want to lose face with the people, so he took them all as wards. (Though as soon as he had the orphans, he turned them over to the army, arguing that it was the best way to give them a future.) The one joy Leah had in life was the fairy tale books she had, which spoke of true love and whatnot, tales she believed 100% as there was no one to temper her expectations. This is partly why she fell in love instantly with the Knight of the Dawn when she met him. Speaking of which:

Leah met the Knight when he saved her from a kidnapping. Seeing him as her hero from a fairytale, she fell in love instantly as he inspired feelings within her that no one had before. (Puppy’s first love.) After this, Leah hung around him often, creating rumors that the two were in love. When the King fell sick, Henrik left with the Knight to create Lilia’s tragic backstory, while Leah stayed behind to pray for everyone day and night. She also attempted to use healing magic on him to keep him alive, even though her magic lay in dreams. (Note: her unique magic was the same as Silver’s. She often used this magic to update the Knight on the King’s condition.) When the two returned, the King was cured. As a “reward,” the King gave Leah to the Knight as his bride and sent both to rule over the fae land the Knight “won” for the humans. The King did this as he worried the Knight’s popularity would be a threat to Henrick’s rule in the future. Thus, his Majesty decided that sending the Knight away was the best option, and allowing him to marry Leah had the King keep face with the people. After all, how can allowing the Knight to wed the beautiful Princess, whom he “loved” and be allowed to rule the land he claimed for them not be a reward for his bravery? Leah was overjoyed as she believed marrying the Knight was the happy ending to her tale and that there would only be joy in her life. Thus, Leah and the Knight were wedded three days later—even though the Knight was a traumatized seventeen / sixteen-year-old while Leah was only fourteen.

The two are sent overseas, where Leah gets pregnant two months after their wedding. The pregnancy is rough on its own due to her age, but other factors make it rough as well. Instead of the happy ending she dreamed of, Leah has to deal with a husband who is suffering from severe PTSD, not helped by living in the castle of the “innocent” woman he killed. On top of that, there were enemy fae constantly trying to reclaim the stolen land. One even tried to assassinate her while pregnant. The only help she had was the royal chancellors, who were more concerned with their ambitions than her and often took advantage of her trusting nature and ignorance. There was also the Diurnal, who also have their own goals, and the fairy godmothers, who try their best but are limited in what they can do. Despite this, she persisted and tried to stay optimistic, doing what she could. But then—she discovered something that shatters her heart. One day, during an argument, Leah learned the Knight never loved her. At least not romantically. He only saw her as a darling kid sister and his Princess. However, he was too timid to reject the King or correct the people who misunderstood their relationship. This is the final crack that finally breaks Leah’s heart. No one loved her. No one ever would. Realizing this, she isolates herself, not even coming out to say goodbye to the Knight when he goes to handle what she is told is a land dispute. A few weeks later, the fairy godmothers tell her he died, and they gift her his ring for the baby. The despair she feels sends her into premature labor.

The process was rough, and Leah nearly passed away. She survived thanks to the fairy godmothers. Holding her child, she realized that he looked just like his father and believed that, like him, he’d never love her. The Princess tried to care for the baby but wasn’t emotionally or mentally able to handle a baby. On top of that, she has trouble producing milk for him. This worsened her depression, as Leah believed that not only did she fail as a daughter and a wife but as a mother as well. One day, the castle is attacked due to her advisors screwing up. As the castle started to collapse, Leah tried to reach her baby but was unable to get past the collapsing rubble. Thus, she had no choice but to leave him to the fairy godmothers. Instead of running, she tried to fight off the enemy and give the godmothers time to save her child. However, because of her broken state, she blots over almost immediately. In her Overblot form, she killed everyone, friend and foe alike, till only Silver, protected by the Fairies magic, remained.

When she was done, not even a corpse remained (hence the lack of bodies when Lilia arrived 400 years later). Then, Leah vanished, drained of life and magic by her Phantom, who wanders away, not leaving even a trace of the Princess.

Notes about Leah; *When creating her, I wanted Leah to be Malenore’s opposite in almost every way. Appearance-wise, Malenore is a tall brunette with an imposing appearance. Leah is small (mainly due to age) and blonde with a delicate disposition. Malenore was strong-willed and arrogant to sin—albeit, with reason. Leah was humble to a fault and fragile, as her name implied. (Leah can mean “weary” and “delicate /fragile” as well as “heavenly flower.”) Malenore was loved by her family, however, they were distant (if Malefica’s relationship with her was anything like the one with Malleus). Leah was close in proximity to her family but was hated by them. The dragon Princess was beloved by all who knew her, including her “knight.” Leah was admired by the people but never loved. (Or at least that’s how she felt, especially by the end.) Malenore was an adult—a young adult but still an adult—while Leah was a child. Maleonre will be remembered by history and those she loved, while Leah was forgotten to the point she was barely a memory, only recalled in passing. However, they had things in common as well, such as losing their husbands while they stayed behind to “incubate” their children. They then died to give others a chance to save their sons. And, regardless, they were doomed by the narrative to never be a part of their children’s lives. *Funnily enough, despite being fragile, Leah did have her own strength as she was still able to stand and keep trying despite all the times her heart got broken. It was just she had no one to teach her how to fight, and she was forced to endure things even an adult would struggle with. Had she time, Leah would have been a loving and doting mother to Silver. Silver, in turn, would have been more of a momma’s boy than Deuce and super protective.

Real quick on the Knight—because this post isn’t long enough—I hope no one thought I was villainizing him. I just took what I saw in canon—him not being able to stand up to the royal family and his need to please everyone—and used it to contribute to their tragedies. Anyway, that’s my overly long headcanon for Princess Leah. Thank you for reading it all, and feel free to share your thoughts and your own version of Leah.

[tea-with-evan-and-me]

man about town interview | spring/summer 2014

for the tweam! click through for my best attempt at deciphering this (maybe impossible to find?) throwback interview

‘’I don’t think I’m scary at all. It was kind of funny watching myself being scary. Because I’m not scary.’’ Says Evan Peters, the up-and-coming up-for-anything actor best known for his extreme roles on American Horror Story, the prestige television series that treats social taboos as map points. For three seasons, Peters has excelled at playing against his offbeat boyishness by amping up his young Malcolm McDowell intensity, with results that fall somewhere between ‘’teen dream in strangler’s gloves’’ and ‘’terrifying Michael Cera.’’ He most recently appeared in American Horror Story: Coven as Kyle Spencer, the good-natured university student who is decapitated and then reanimated with the body parts of his Kappa Lambda Gamma brothers as a temperamental Rocky Horror who beats his sexually abusive mother to death with a trophy.

Over a bold chai tea with stevia, at a restaurant in Venice, California, Peters is lighthearted and dryly humorous, like a young Michael Shannon, with whom he should costar in a successful disturbing family sitcom. He wears black jeans, a well-worn t-shirt under a plaid flannel, and a necklace with a toy dinosaur pendant. He drives a 2004 Pontiac Vibe that he correctly describes as ‘’vintage’’; says that he just feels like growing his longish blond hair into a ponytail, and has a red thumbs-up permanently inked onto the to pof his right hand, that was traced over a nightclub door stamp. At one point, he raises his forearm to show off a temporary tattoo that he received the night before at the castle park family entertainment center in Sherman oaks. ‘’This is a Belle tattoo. It’s not real,’’ he explains playfully of a small portrait of the beautiful young heroine from the animated Disney film Beauty and the Beast. I tell him it’s very pretty. ‘’Thank you. She’s gorgeous,’’ he responds. I ask if Belle is his favorite Disney princess. ‘’Well, I picked her out. There was also Jasmine, Ariel and Cinderella. My other buddies got those.” ‘’What about Belle appeals to you?’’ ‘’She likes the Beast.’’ Peters says.

This summer, Peters appears as the teenage Mutant speeder Quicksilver in X-Men: Days of Future Past, the sequel to 2011’s X-Men: First Class, which has proven to be an eventful ??? movie. In October 2012, director Matthew Vaughn – who relaunched the franchise with much needed style and a new cast of young, indie + credible actors – left the film to be replaced by original trilogy director Bryan Singer. As such, fans were already touched when Singer announced that he would retell ‘’Days of Future Past,’’ the seminal X-Men time-travel storyline from 1980, an ambitious plan turned wild when he revealed that both franchises would merge into one. Cut to the 2012 San diego Comic-Con whereby unthinkable feats of scheduling – the sprawling casts of the modern-day first series and the 60’s era prequel (that include expensive names like Jennifer Lawrence, Hugh Jackmon, Halle Berry, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellan, Michael Fassbender, and so on). Convened with ??? new additions like Peters to unhinge popular culture. ‘’You think to yourself, ‘’wow, people really, really love this stuff.” And it makes you appreciate it more. It makes you work harder at it.’’ he says about the experience.

Peters’ role in the films is crucial but concise. ‘’It’s a huge, huge opportunity but I always make sure to tell people it’s just one scene. Easy, it's just one scene.’’ Peters says, as if talking down a rearing horse. Quicksilver has already been the subject of film industry chatter regarding lawful usage of the character, who is both the son of Magneto and a colleague of the Avengers, making him fair game for inclusion in both Days of Future Past and the 20n5 Avengers sequel (in which he will be played by Aaron Taylor-Johnson of Kick-Ass). An Empire magazine Preview of Quicksilver’s costume design was greeted with comparison to Kid Vid, a ‘90’s cartoon form of the Burger King ‘’Kid’s Club,’’ and the news that Peters had been saddled with the Halle Berry “rough wig’’ role. But his fan’s enthusiasm for the project—in which desperate X-Men from a dystopias future try to stave off mutant genocide by altering the present day—is undimmed. ‘’I think it’s the best film of the francise yet,’’ proclaims Peters. ‘’It’s pretty dire. It’s a pretty epic situation. But there’s definitely some humor in there. Its’s just badass, man.’’

Quicksilver is a departure for Peters in some ways if not others. Both X-Men and Horror Story are tight productions that take extensive precautions to protect story lines. Peters says that he did not receive the full script for X-Men until arriving at the Montreal location days before shooting. Horror Story pages are often delivered the night before a scene. The short lead time can demand a ??? almost improvisational acting process. ‘’The minute we get the script, plans are cancelled, dinner is cancelled,’’ he says about working on Horror Story. ‘’Some of it you’re like, ‘Oh shit, I have to do that?’ Screaming and crying, realizing that my whole body is pieced together and I’m not myself? I’ll probably have to work on that.’’

Peters owes his career to television. ‘’I was watching a lot of TV and I kind of wanted to be on the TV and in movies. I love movies and TV,’’ he says, and cites inspirations like Joaquin Phoenix, Heath Ledger, Christian Bale, George Clooney, JIM Carrey, Chris Farley, Tom Hanks in Forrest Gump, and the millennial teen comedies Even Stevens starring Shia Labeuof and So Little Time with Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen. ‘’That sort of stuff. I just really wanted to be a part of it and loved acting and performing.’’ He moved to Los Angeles with is mother when he was 15 years old, and steadily won work in television, on shows including Phil of the Future (2004) and One Tree Hill (2008), and in movies like the independent films Clipping Adam (2004), his first big break, and later Kick Ass (2010). Being cast as Tate Langdon in the first season of American Horror Story in 2011 was his tipping point, playing a Skull Boy-faced high school shooter in a latex catsuit who rapes his girlfriend’s mother to please a ghost. He has since become one of the five main players to appear in all three season of the series, sterling company that includes Jessica Lange, Sarah Paulson, Lily Rabe and Frances Conroy.

Now the world gets to enjoy a lighter side of Peters, like when he appeared on a 2011 episode of the G4 networks Attack of the Show and blithely volunteered that he was working a a rap song called ‘’I’ll Tap That Fucking Ass.’’ He laughs off a request to recite a verse. ‘’I can’t. That never materialized. I tried but it was too much pressure. It was just a concept. I was just trying new ideas,’’ he says, and then volunteers a different musical direction. ‘’It’s called ‘Natch Snatch.’ Like all natural snatch. Big bush. Snatch. Cause it’s nice. You know, ‘girl, you’ve got that natch snatch.’ It’s another nice concept. Probably on the same album.’’ Peters laughs in agreement at the suggestion that he is a kook in the best sense of the word. ‘’I get called a weirdo sometimes,’’ he admits ‘’But it’s like, I don’t feel that weird. I don’t feel that different. I look at everybody else and I’m like, ‘’you’re a fucking weirdo, too. You like all of your shit. I like my shit.’’ Why does one have to be weird and one have to be normal? It doesn’t make any sense to me.’’ Meanwhile, he seems to be successfully negotiating his public and private persona. ‘’I’ll try to be myself as much as I can but you obviously can’t be who you are at home in your skivvies eating donuts. You can’t be that.’’ He explains, before confirming that guy exists, with his tongue sort-of-in-cheek. ‘’You bet he does. Yeah, definitely watching New Girl. Crying.’’ But while Peters seems fairly comfortable in the public eye, fame no longer interests him. The development is not unrelated to his intense, closely-watched relationship with fiancée and two-time costar Emma Roberts (on coven and in the 2013 ?? Adult World) ‘’When I was younger I was like, ‘’That would be awesome!’’ now I don’t particularly love it,’’ he says ‘’Emma gets paparazzi a lot, and because I’m with her we get paparazzi, so it’s kind of a weird thing that I don’t love. But it’s so small in the big picture of all the positives that come with this job that I can’t really complain about it.’’ he may be surprised by the attention he and Roberts receive, but he is hardly self-ptying. ‘’Honestly, it’s not that bad. If you don’t set up a Google alert on yourself and go out searching for it then you’re not going to see it. So I don’t see it.’’ Roberts has already endured the Hollywood learning curve that Peters is now experiencing. ‘’She gives me advice, like cut your hair. She likes my hair to look nice,’’ he says, and laughs. ‘’She’s been around and knows the ropes and how to play the game very well. And she has incredible social skills. She can talk to anyone and everyone loves talking to her. I’m not that good at that stuff so she kind of helps me out with that.’’ I wonder what guidance she offers him. ‘’You’ve just got to be personable and talk to people, even if you don’t want to. Put on a happy face and buck up. Grow a pair of balls. Don’t be a little wuss.’’ Petersa says, and laughs. ‘’I mean, she doesn’t say that, but you know what I mean.’’ 

Next for Peters is Lazarus, opposite Olivia Wilde, Donald Glover and Mark Duplass a 2015 feature from director David Gelb, known for the documentary Giro: Dreams of Sushi. Peters describes the project, about a team of brainiacs working magnanimously to reanimate the dead, as a “contained Sci-Fi horror thriller” as it mostly takes place in one laboratory setting. He plays the party animal scientist. Peters encouraging sidesteps the questions of his involvement in the next season of American Horror Story, to be set in 1950 and the present day, for which Jessica Lange is practicing a German accent. ‘’I don’t know what I’m allowed to say so I’m going to say no comment,’’ he says.

‘’At the end of the day it is acting. You want to go with the biggest, weirdest, boldest shit and see if you can actually do it and go there,’’ Peters concludes, ‘’I’m very curious about everything. I feel like I don’t know that much. I’m trying to learn it all and figure it all out.’’

[chidorisour]

Cinderella's Castle thoughts!!!!

~SPOILERS OBVIOUSLY ~

most of these will be costume notes because i am a costumer not a theater reviewer!! chill!!

overall: whimsical, silly, and lite horror with rad costumes!!!

in general, i really admire how they put together their sets and costumes. they communicate the characters in a beautiful way while being simple and pretty easy to find pieces.

side note if you wanna cosplay Cinderella here is her apron (or at least a very close one, you would just need to weather it and add patches!!)

and oh my god the puppets!! they are stunning. a sword fight with 3 dudes and one puppet are you kidding me!!! and some amazing trolls. the way they all move is just awesome.

also super cool how drag inspired some of the costumes were. especially the stepmothers wig and the uh goddess(?) wig.

also omg the whole goddess costume was so fun and sparkly and i always love a good pantsuit/jumper situation. and i love that Cinderella later gets the same kind of sparkles in her outfit in the final scene after she comes back.

plus cinderellas dress lit up and the way everyone gasped!!!

of course the space work was phenomenal like it always is.

the songs were also just a fun freaking time. usually i hate cinderella retellings but i really enjoyed this one.

their set was so rad, lots of lights that change the mood from magic forest to clubbin at the castle. there also is this amazing tree that the set makes with lots of strips of fabric that is gorgeous and majestic. bonus points cause you can see the musicians!

[rockyroadsmith]

If Hare had Cinderella's life, how would it go for him and would Tiger of the wind be his prince charming? A TigerxHare question.

Heya! This is an interesting question! I honestly haven’t watched Cinderella in about two decades, so I apologize in advanced for my lack of knowledge as I try to make my way through this from memory! XD

So if we’re looking at Cinderella with Monster Rancher characters, I guess we’d see Hare’s father marry the cruel stepmother, Lilim, and would live the next so many years as pretty much a servant after his father’s death. Hare, being smarter than his two new jackass step siblings, Gali and Naga, would find ways to not only make cleaning more efficient, but to also make money on the side. Instead of mice for friends he’d have Suezo and Mocchi, two monsters who secretly freeload off the family and help Hare with chores (as long as they get fed XD).

One day a huge ball is announced and Hare wants to go, but is told he can only go if he gets his own clothes. After giving Mocchi some candy and Suezo some porn, the two monsters sew together an awesome suit just for Hare. The day of the ball, however, Hare’s step siblings destroy his suit, leaving him completely devastated.

Suddenly, a super magical light appears and a hooded figure appears before him. It’s Holly, his fairy godmother, and she’s gonna help him out. Yay! She transforms Suezo and Mocchi into horses, a pumpkin into a carriage, and creates a gorgeous dress just for Hare. Confused, Hare asks Holly why a dress and not a tuxedo, and she just shrugs. He then asks why give him glass slippers since they’re terrible for posture, which Holly just shrugs again. So! Before he leaves, Holly gives Hare a warning that all this magic will end at midnight and to beat feet before that happens. Hare thanks his fairy godmother and takes off in the carriage toward the castle, leaving Holly to feel a little sad she wasn’t invited.

At the castle, Prince Tiger sits in boredom with his dad, King Golem, and the Grand Duke, Genki. Genki threw the ball together so Tiger would finally stop being a closet otaku and meet someone, but Tiger just wants to go to bed. Golem, who is so proud his son is growing up, can’t help but give Tiger a rib crushing hug every few minutes, much to the wolf monster’s dismay.

Suddenly, the castle doors open and a new guest arrives, a Hare wearing a beautiful gown! Instantly enthralled, Tiger bounds over to the newcomer and asks to dance, in which Hare accepts. Dancing isn’t easy for quadrupedal monsters, but Hare doesn’t mind. Tiger is surprised to find out Hare isn’t female, but it doesn’t change how he feels about the stranger. This feeling must be love! Also, doggy style is doggy style, right? Further away, Naga and Gali watch with anger and can’t help but feel the newcomer looks familiar…

The clock strikes midnight, and Hare hastily bolts away in panic, knowing the spell will wear off, and one of his glass slippers falls off during his escape. Tiger runs after him and he’s fast as hell so he’d have been able to catch Hare easily, but he’s stopped midway when Golem grabs him for another bone crushing hug since it’s been five whole minutes since the last one. He’s just so damn proud of his son!

The next day, Hare’s family finds out Genki is lugging around a two foot long glass slipper to find the owner. Lilim, worried Hare might interfere with her children’s chances of marrying into royalty, locks Hare away before Genki arrives. Naga swears the glass slipper is his, but Genki points out he’s a freaking serpent with no feet. Then Gali claims the glass slipper is his, but he has even less limbs than Naga. Silly goose! Lilim then claims the glass slipper is hers, but the glass slipper is almost as long as one of her goddamn thighs, so there’s no chance it would fit her feet.

As Genki talks to the three monsters, Hare cries in despair that his chance at true love is being ruined. Before he completely gives up, though, Mocchi and Suezo show up to help! Hare tells the duo where to find the key, but Mocchi just uses his Mocchi Cannon to blow the door down. Hare blinks in surprise as he suddenly remembers he has powers. Damn.

Just before Genki leaves, Hare runs into the room and with the horror filled looks of his family, he puts the glass slipper on and it fits perfectly. Genki is thrilled to find the one Tiger has fallen in love with and immediately drags Hare to the castle. There, Tiger and Hare reunite before Golem brings the couple in for a lung burstingly tight hug. Then, Tiger has Hare’s family imprisoned for their years of abuse. He was actually going to kill them himself, but Hare suggested a little mercy.

Finally, Hare and Tiger are married and the two live happily ever after! The end! ^_^

I hope I didn’t ruin anyone’s childhood with my butchering of this story. XD

[bijoupreciieux]

Rina’s Comfort List

comfort food(s): albondigas, pho, chicken tenders with fries, salpicon, ceviche, street tacos ( carne asada and Al pastor are my faves ), chile verde, sushi, carne asada fries, chicken & waffles, corn tortillas with mexican sour cream & queso fresco, texano burrito from betos, the nacho fries from taco bell.

comfort character(s): dorothy gale, winnie the pooh, usagi tsukino, linda belcher, daenerys targaryen, belle, fran fine, piglet, tigger, princess peach, luigi, my melody, baby yoda ( grogu ), ariel, snow white, tohru honda, raven baxter, mickey mouse, harley quinn.

comfort movie(s): the wizard of oz, the many adventures of winnie the pooh, cinderella ( 1950), sleeping beauty, snow white, cinderella ( 1997 ), gentlemen prefer blondes, meet me in st. louis, death becomes her, the first wives club, the princess diaries, the cheetah girls, howls moving castle, my neighbor totoro, ponyo, return to oz, the holiday, mamma mia, hairspray, 13 going on 30, charlie’s angels 1 & 2, drop dead gorgeous, miss congeniality, easy a, the princess bride, labyrinth.

comfort show(s): sailor moon ( 90s & crystal ), bob’s burgers, the nanny, full house, brooklyn nine-nine, absolutely fabulous, that’s so raven, call the midwife, scooby doo where are you?, scooby doo: mystery incorporated, broad city, miranda, over the garden wall, criminal minds, anne with an e.

comfort clothing: pajamas ig

comfort song(s): somewhere over the rainbow, the rainbow connection ( only the Kermit version and Karen carpenter version tho ), home ( from the wiz ), a dream is a wish your heart makes, dancing queen, my favorite things, nonsense, espresso, ya-ya, my love mine all mine, somewhere only we know, goodbye yellow brick road, i hear a symphony, space song.

comfort book(s): the wonderful wizard of oz, the sailor moon mangas.

comfort game(s): animal crossing, disney dreamlight valley, mario kart ( even tho im bad ).

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[disneyparksattractionstournament]

Extinct Disney Parks and Attractions tournament round 1: Group B2

Reminder, you don't have had to experience any of the attractions/experiences to vote! Just read in the info and/or watch the vid,then vote for which you wish you would have experienced more/which sounds cooler!

Videos and propaganda/info dumping under cut

Cinderella Castle Dream Lights: Magic Kingdom (2007-2019)

Propaganda:

So these were the annual holiday lights they put on the castle, and my gosh, the photos do not do them justice! They are absolutely gorgeous and just SO magical!!! They used Covid as an excuse for them not coming back after the pandemic, but now that its over, they are keeping these lame dim projections. Now, normally i like the castle projections, but NOT FOR CHRISTMAS! It cannot near compare to the absolute magic of those dream lights! It makes me so sad!

And for comparison, this is it this now/this year:

Old Cinderella Castle colors: Magic Kingdom (1971-2019)

Propaganda:

Ever since opening, the castle has always been blue and white, well in 2019, they started painting it pink and white, which is closer to the color scheme for Disneyland's sleeping beauty castle. While it is pretty to look at, it just isn't the same! The blue was just so iconic and more closely related with Cinderella anyways. Here is to hoping they change it back soon now that the 50th is over, but i highly doubt it

Old color scheme:

New one:

[allaboutcinderella]

3 Wishes For Cinderella (or) 3 Hazelnuts For Cinderella!

I feel like this is a version of Cinderella a lot of people don’t know about!

(Recently remade but we’re not gonna talk about that…. 😂😅)

This original version is from 1973 starring the lovely Libuše Šafránková as Cinderella or “Popelka” as the native Czech language of the film would say, is one film I would highly recommend if you’re a Cinderella fan!

It’s a dreamy film with gorgeous scenery, pretty music and a very cute spin on the tale.

Instead of a fairy godmother Cinderella has an adorable (presumably magical) owl friend and a branch with 3 hazelnuts on it. Each hazelnut is used for a wish Cinderella makes.

🌰 The first, is a set of hunting clothes so she may disguise herself as a boy so she may ride her horse in peace without getting in trouble - upon doing this she runs into the prince and beats him in an archery contest, winning a ring.

🌰 The second, her ballgown. She iconically rides her white stallion to the castle in a gorgeous dress of silver and pink, with a flowing pink cloak (and it’s *chefs kiss*) - no glass slippers here! But she does lose a shoe.

🌰 The third and last, her wedding dress. Upon the Prince chasing her and finding her house, he tries the shoe on everyone in the household and she makes a grand entrance on her horse now in her stunning wedding dress, wearing the ring she won in the archery contest. He then realizes it was always her and slips the shoe on her.

They ride off into their happily ever after.

This whole movie is so gorgeous and light hearted. Unlike other Cinderella movies it takes place in the winter. So you have beautiful snow and the sight of a white horse striding through snowy covered pines is just 🤌🏻✨.

Something else I want to note about this take on the story, is that it pays tribute to the original German tale. Cinderella has birds help her sort lentils which is nice to see!

I can easily say Libuše Šafránková is one of the prettiest Cinderellas I have EVER seen. She’s so adorable and just does a great job as the character.

It’s also worth noting that in this film they actually made Cinderella dirty! It sounds silly but it’s something that’s not seen nearly enough with newer remakes (which I don’t understand), and one of the big things about the character look is that she is covered in cinders or dirt. It makes the transition to her princess look all the more effective in my opinion. Don’t you agree? It makes it that much better as far as details go.

There is an English dub of the film on YouTube but it’s done by 1 guy and he cute clips from the movie. Still it’s something. Or you can also watch it in its native language with no subtitles which may be more difficult to understand but regardless it’s still a good movie!

[pixiedustperspectives12]

#10 Cinderella

The cinderella movie is without a doubt a classic disney movie. It was one of the first disney movies I remember watching. As a kid it was also one of my favorite movies, I would always watch it at my grandparents house since they had it on DVD.

This was one of my favrouite movies because I believe the opening scene is so well done. It starts by explaining her back story which always had me upset, hearing that she lost her mother and not soon after lost her father always made me think of my parents and how I wouldn't want to lose them. However, once it switches over to her being woken up by birds I always wished that I could've been woken up like that, it seemed like such a peaceful way to wake up and seems like a much better way then hearing your grandma snoring while watching the movie.

Another reason this is in my top 10 favorite movies is because of the scene we all know and love, when fairy godmother appears and prepares Cinderella for the ball. As a little girl whenever I saw this scene all I wanted was for my grandma to become a fairy godmother and turn me into a beautiful princess. This scene brings me so much joy since we just watched her heart get broken when her dress was destroyed. Watching her turn into a gorgeous princess made me so happy, I was glad she got the chance to go to the ball and prove to herself that her step-mom and step-sisters couldn't do anything to stop her.

I can't do a review on Cinderella without mentioning the classic ballroom dance scene. Obviously, this is an amazing scene, watching her get picked over by everyone else is so fulfilling. Their first scene dancing together really shows the chemistry they had, they danced together so nicely everything flowed. They then proceeded to spend the entire evening together which just proved to us more they were perfect together.

Last but not least, the glass slipper scene. This scene starts out stressful, she's locked in a room and we're not sure she's gonna get out in time to see the prince. The first time watching this scene it had me on the edge of my grandma's couch praying she would get there. Now imagine my excitement when she gets downstairs and we all watch her put on the shoe and find out it fits. I was beyond excited that the prince found her again and she got to leave the house and not have to deal with her step family again.

Now, you're probably wondering why this isn't my number 1 movie after naming all good things about it. The reason I put this one as number 10 is because this is a movie I grew out of. As a kid I loved watching and loved the story line but as I got older I realised that this movie is all about how the princed saved her and that she would've never gotten out of her situation if it weren't for him. I also feel it was a very rushed ending. Immediately after she fits into the shoe they are getting married and living in the castle together.

In conclusion, this is definitely a movie I still love watching to this day. It always makes me happy watching her proving her family wrong and showing them that they aren't better than her in any way. However, based on the times this movie reflects and the super rushed ending this movie isn't too high up on the list but is still a disney classic.

#1 movie hint: This movie's famous line is "Loyal, brave and true". Do you know what movie it is?

[serafiel-jacobs]

Royal Wedding (Fanfic)

New chapter from my main series 🩷

Geppetto and Pinocchio packed their bags and were ready to leave, they will only be here for two days, just so that they can enjoy the wedding, as Geppetto has to come back to work.

Geppetto was bombarded with questions about how he got invited to the wedding, and then he got bombarded with even more questions when he mentioned that it was because Pinocchio was friends with the crowned princess, Geppetto was feeling a little overwhelmed with the attention everyone was giving him, even by coworkers who he had never spoken suddenly wanted to talk, some people left him a few gifts, but he did saw Conrad fuming with envy and that made him smile.

He left Venigni in charge while he was gone, well the sub-director is the one in charge, he left Venigni in charge of stopping any office drama from getting out of hand.

“You look so handsome,” Geppetto said to his son while he played a little with his hair.

“Father!” Pinocchio began to fix his hair, he had brushed it perfectly for the wedding. His father keeps embarrassing him like this lately.

Pinocchio was wearing a beautiful tuxedo, the vest was blue, and his pants were a different shade of blue along with his shoes and he was wearing a red bowtie and a red flower in his vest. Gemini was also wearing clothes, a blue top hat with a yellow shirt and red vest, including a black fancy jacket.

Geppetto settled for using the typical black suit, he is too old to try to make himself stand out.

Pinocchio felt a little scared when they arrived, he had never been in a place so crowded, and filled with people and they were only at the entrance, but those were the people who were watching from afar, they showed the invitation, allowing them to be inside. There were fewer people there, but still too many, Pinocchio hid behind his father until they got to the chapel inside the castle, sitting down and waiting for it to start.

Cinderella looked gorgeous and so happy, she was radiating with light, her dream finally coming true, the wish her heart desired.

The ceremony went as planned, the vow exchange, the ring exchange, and the kiss. Cinderella felt as if she was still dreaming, it all felt too good to be true, but her fairy godmother had reassured her that this was her reward, that her kindness and humility were finally being recognized.

Once it was all done, it was time to celebrate, Pinocchio and his father were by themselves and they thought they would be alone until…

“Guess who?” Someone covered Pinocchio’s eyes and asked him the question in a sweet voice.

“Sophia?!”

Sophia took her hands away from Pinocchio’s eyes.

“And her I thought it would take years before we saw each other again” Sophia was smiling, her was vibrating with joy, she thought she would have to spend her time alone in this wedding.

Sophia was wearing a beautiful blue dress, she was wearing her signature butterfly brooch and she was wearing transparent slippers that had butterflies in the middle, the light reflecting the color matching her outfit. Her hair was partly a bun but only a small part, the rest was down and straight.

“Sophia I’m so glad to see you here” Geppetto is glad and confused, “How did you get invited?”

Sophia signaled at them to look at someone, it was another Princess.

“Snow White was so kind to invite me” Sophia felt as if she didn’t deserve such honor.

“I get the feeling you helped her out somehow, just as we did with Cinderella” Gemini chirped, he was on Pinocchio’s shoulder enjoying himself.

“It’s a long story” Sophia can’t wait to tell them all about it.

Pinocchio was beaming with joy when he got to see Sophia again, sure, he talks with her sometimes with the power they share but he also thought it would take years before he would see her again so he began to cry.

“I missed you” Sophia hugged him, “You big cry baby”

“Hey!” Pinocchio didn’t understand why everyone was teasing him today.

They began to talk, catching up on what each of them was doing.

“Oh my, it does seem like something dark is happening inside of Krat” Sometimes Sophia feels as if Krat itself is haunted by some entity that attracts problems like that.

“Please be careful clever one” Sophia will always protect him no matter where she is, but it’s never bad to remind him that you can never be too careful.

“Son, I really wish you didn’t have to get involved in this” Geppetto sighed, “It’s good to help others but maybe we should leave this to the proper authorities”

“Geppetto since when has Krat had a proper police force?” Sophia had a grin on her face.

“Touché” Geppetto can’t deny that, there was no way they didn’t know what Simon was up to.

There is no way they are that incompetent in general, things like this just get covered up.

“I’m still just worried, you can assist those who need help but remember that you have to also take care of yourself, I don’t want you to get hurt while outside”

Sophia is noticing that Geppetto is being a little more overprotective than usual, “Are things too on edge inside Krat?”

“Well… there had been news of a serial killer on the loose” Geppetto knows how evil people can be, yet something about serial killers makes them even more scary, and the way this one has been leaving those bodies as if they were artworks, it’s disgusting.

“Is that why you don’t let me go outside at night anymore?” Pinocchio asked innocently.

“Seriously Pinocchio you didn’t know?” Gemini was baffled, even he knew, “Don’t you read the newspaper?”

“No, it’s boring” Pinocchio doesn’t like reading the news, but he does like reading the comic section.

“Son, you have to keep up with the news and this is a big reason why”

After a few more time talking, Sophia noticed that Snow White was calling for her, and as soon as she left, Cinderella made her way towards them, the prince next to her.

“Charming, this is the kind boy who saved my life” Cinderella introduced him to the prince.

Charming grabbed Pinocchio’s hands. “Thank you, thank you so much for helping her”

Charming was so madly in love with Cinderella; Geppetto, Pinocchio, and Gemini wondered how they got married after just having met for one day, but looking at the two of them interacting, they were clearly meant for each other. They were recalling their time planning this wedding, this huge event, a nightmare to organize as the fondest of memories.

The prince left, the king wanted him to meet some acquaintances and Cinderella asked Pinocchio if they could talk in private, his father and Gemini were left behind for a moment.

They went to the garden and gathered in front of a fountain, Jaq and other mice joined them, Cinderella introduced Gus to Pinocchio, a few birds were flying around them, more friends of Cinderella.

“You are so lucky Cinderella” Pinocchio said, she got her live her dream, she became a princess, maybe if he dreams hard enough like Cinderella he can become a princess.

“I truly feel like I am…” Cinderella should have sounded happy but her voice was filled with sadness, a few tears fell from her eyes.

Pinocchio noticed immediately “What’s wrong?”

“You and your family Pinocchio, you are the only guests from my side that were invited”

Pinocchio was quiet, he remembered how Cinderella’s family treated her, yet he wished that maybe they had changed, that they were here at the wedding but that because it was too crowded it was the reason he hadn’t seen them yet.

Sure Cinderella had her animal friends, and she wasn’t truly alone, yet her family not being here was hard, but enough was enough, they weren’t allowed at her wedding, they wouldn’t ruin her happiness any longer.

“Do you believe people can change?” Cinderella was venting to him, venting because she didn’t want to bring her sorrows to Charming on their special day. “Can family really change, even if they mistreated you?”

Pinocchio sank into his shoulders.

His father… is a good father, the best father he can ever ask for, he loves him so much, but he hasn’t always been the best father. He made a lot of mistakes, he neglected his brother by not being there for him, and then when his brother passed away, his father was forcing him to be Carlo, someone he wasn't.

“I think they can”

“How do you know?”

“Trust me” Pinocchio composed himself, this was supposed to be a happy day, this was supposed to be the best day of Cinderella’s life, “I know”

Almost as if fate had heard them, a tiny blue bird flew towards them, delivering a small letter to Cinderella who began to read it out loud.

“Congratulations to my sister,

Cinderella you don’t have to but please, forgive me, I was awful,

I wish you nothing but the best”

From: Anastasia”

Cinderella shed a few more tears before composing herself.

“It looks like more of my dreams are coming true”

Cinderella gave him a big hug, before leaving one last time, saying how she will never forget about him, how she will write him letters, how she is forever grateful.

Pinocchio was alone but not for long, he was about to turn around to find his father when Sophia went to his side.

“I can’t believe I’m actually at a castle, at a royal wedding” Sophia plays with her ring as she says this, trying to calm herself, “When I was a child I had dreams of a life like this, filled with excitement, filled with doing what others couldn’t”

“Cinderella was right” Pinocchio was smiling.

“Huh?” Sophia was confused.

Right, she doesn’t know what he is talking about.

“That dreams really are wishes that come true”

They were both smiling, but it was quiet, Pinocchio began to play with his ring as well.

Sophia wonders what she and Pinocchio were even thinking when they got the rings, they are so important but at the same time so silly.

She definitely knows now that she truly doesn’t love him that way. She had more time to reflect, more time to properly analyze her feelings, she truly was in love with the idea of him, because he was her savior.

Maybe in a weird way, she is a princess, and Pinocchio is the prince who saved her from the clutches of evil.

“Um… Sophia, can I ask you something?” Pinocchio finally broke the silence.

“Yes?” Sophia had come out of her thoughts.

“So well, the other day my father was teaching me things and…”

Pinocchio proceeded to explain the conversation he had with his father.

The talk his father gave him.

“And well I don’t think I got it right, and you are so smart and always guide me, I guess I just got confused and I wanted to know if you could explain-“

Sophia burst into laughter, it was loud and she was desperately gasping for air.

Oh my God, she had no idea Geppetto was so bad at explaining that.

“Sophia?” Pinocchio looked at her weirdly.

She couldn’t respond, she kept laughing hysterically, she even had small tears in her eyes.

“Sophia!” Pinocchio was pouting, even she was teasing about this.

“Pinocchio… Pinocchio” She was trying to calm down but couldn’t, gasping for more air, “I can’t… I can’t”

Another outburst of laughter came from Sophia, Pinocchio had mixed feelings, on the one hand, he had never seen Sophia laughing like that, and it made him feel good that each day she was more filled with joy.

On the other, he doesn’t like how she is acting about it. Now he is even more confused about the subject, his father and mother treat it like something serious but everyone else he asks treats it as a joke.

Sophia was about to lose her balance, but Pinocchio grabbed her so she wouldn’t, unfortunately, he was the one who lost his balance in the process and fell inside the water fountain, the boy now soaking wet.

“I’m sorry Pinocchio, I’m so sorry” Sophia was apologetic and extended her hand so that Pinocchio could get back up.

Pinocchio grabbed her hand, but instead of trying to get back up, he pulled her into the water. That’s what she gets for teasing him.

“You brat!” Sophia shouted, “This dress was expensive!”

“This suit was expensive!” Pinocchio shouted back, his father would be mad.

As much as Sophia wanted to splash him with more water she decided not to, she got up and Pinocchio got up as well, it’s best not to cause a scene in a place like this.

They could hear the bells ringing, indicating that Cinderella had left with Charming in their carriage for their honeymoon.

With perfect timing, Geppetto had found them as soon as the bells stopped ringing.

“Pinocchio seriously?!“ Geppetto was mad, “And you got poor Sophia all wet as well”

“No, I didn’t” Pinocchio lied.

“Yes, he did” Sophia had a grin on her face.

His father was looking at him with disappointment.

“Sophia don’t go out and make me look like some kind of liar just because I don’t tell the truth”

“What does that even mean?!” Gemini was also scolding Pinocchio, he was baffled by the things that the boy says.

As much as she finds it amusing when Pinocchio gets reprimanded, she confesses that it was all her fault, making sure to tell Geppetto what his son was asking her.

Geppetto’s face was red with embarrassment.

“It’s alright son, you won’t get in trouble this time” Geppetto looked so ashamed of himself, probably blaming himself for what happened.

With that said, they all left the castle, Pinocchio and Sophia changed clothes and that day all of them had dinner together in a nice restaurant.

The day after, when it was time to leave, they said their goodbyes and each went back to their usual lives.

——

They arrived at Krat at night, and Pinocchio was so tired, he wasted to time on showering and changing into his pajamas. Hopping to bed and fall fast asleep.

The next morning, Pinocchio overslept again but neither Gemini nor his father woke him up.

It was best that Pinocchio kept on dreaming, so his wishes come true as well.

[lesboymetaknight]

Was just randomly thinking about it, how would you rank all the Disney Princess movies? Like from favorite to least favorite, numbered list, or like letter (A, B, C) tiers?

I hope it’s okay to talk about some of the placement reasons, we feel pretty passionate about this. Especially ones that are absolute favorites or might surprise others.

There is too much that has already been said about Beauty and the Beast. All I am going to say is that it’s one of my favorite movies, that I could watch over and over again. It’s also my favorite romance story in the franchise 👉👈

Little Mermaid also has been praised a lot too, so we will keep it brief. Ariel is my favorite Disney princess, because I love how flawed she is, and as a queer person I can relate to her relationship with her father with my own parents. This movie and Beauty and the Beast feel so queer to me, and we are glad that Howard Ashman’s influence and involvement were strong in them both.

Yes I put Cinderella 3 at Godtier I love this movie sm, and we know it didn’t need to exist, but we are glad someone made their Cinderella fanfic a reality. It breathes more characters into the prince (he’s the best Disney prince I will die on that hill), her step sister Anastasia, and even the king. Her step mom is even more of a threat in this movie too. Also this movie looks really good for just being direct to DVD. This movie also pokes fun of its classic fairytale ways, but in a more charming way like Enchanted does.

Sleeping Beauty is very high because this movie is fucking gorgeous, *eats all the bg art up* I also love how petty and bitchy Maleficent is. Also love that the movies real heroines are the three fairies, and you don’t get much movies were three older women get to be the protagonists.

In our opinion we like Frozen 2 better than one. We just like the settings and atmosphere more. We like some songs more too, like Into the Unknown and Show Yourself. I’m a simple queer person with the mental illness, so we really relate to Elsa, so we like that she has more focus in this film. Still this movie is kinda of double edged sword because some side characters like Kristoff and Olaf are actually so annoying in this movie, I never thought much of these characters before, but now I despise them. Also they took out some things that would have made this movie so much better, like a romantic song between Kristoff and Anna that honestly makes their relationship more endearing. Also the fucking castle would have been destroyed in the end, making this tale of colonialism much more symbolic. They weren’t brave enough to do that tho, or who knows higher ups probably didn’t like the idea.

Speaking of what might have been, I wish men didn’t meddle and take over a woman’s vision when it comes to Brave. It’s another movie were we feel in our opinion it could have been better than what we got.

I’m not gonna say much about Pocahontas, because it’s not really our place. We will just say as a child it never was a favorite of ours. I don’t like how the human characters look, a lot of the characters are weak too, the villian is so lame. The only positives I can say some of the music can be amazing, some of the visuals are gorgeous, and I like the animal companions. However both films especially the 2nd make me like 😬

Oh I almost forget Aladdin is not here, because I feel like I need to rewatch it again to see where we would place it. To be fair it doesn’t feel like a Disney Princess movie anyways, since Aladdin gets more focus than Jasmine. There are also some Disney sequels we have not seen that are not here.

[i-can-even-burn-salad]

6, 11, 17? For the fairytale ask game!

Thank you for the ask! From this ask game.

6. What stayed with you most from the fairytales you enjoyed as a child? Can be a quote, a detail, a character, a moral or a whole story ark.

Aber Großmutter, warum hast du so große Augen! :D 

(Sometimes using that one for fun.)

Eh, “child”? I really don’t know. I had the whole Grimm’s stuff, obviously, illustrated books and a bunch of audio tapes I used to listen to. The ones I’d think of first: Hänsel und Gretel, Rapunzel, Sleeping Beauty, Rumpelstilzchen, Snow White, Red Riding Hood, Puss in Boots, The Wolf and the Seven Young Goats, The Town Musicians of Bremen, Cinderella, The Star Money.

I don’t even think Beauty and the Beast - which is my fav now - was a part of that, but I don’t know, the tapes are long gone.

Bonus pic from my beloved book - is that not the most beautiful thing?

[ID: An illustration of a white girl with long, brown hair, wearing a gorgeous, yellow ball gown with a translucent, white cape. The dress shows a pattern of golden flowers, and strings of pearls are in her hair and at the hem. She’s standing in a forest with dark trees and blooming flowers, surrounded by several animals. Outside the forest, on top of a small hill, is a castle with illuminated windows. End ID.]

“And if they haven’t died, they still live today” - happily ever after my ass.

11. As part of the Fae folk - What name would you tell mortals if they tried to find out yours?

Well, why not pick another one. I often use Cathy when I need a name somewhere - like video games where I do not intend to roleplay. Or perhaps Daniel, that’s my go-to when it’s unwise to be female (:

17. Which magical item would you want to own - A magic mirror, a heart-shaped book or a golden key?

I’m gonna take the golden key!

[maverick-jones-writer]

Tea Time for AetherNet pt.1

A/N: Hello! I hope everyone is having a great weekend :) I'm starting this series where I gossip about my WIP's plotlines. These are rough drafts of ideas, so they might change when I go to do a final draft. I hope you enjoy reading through!

This tea session will be for AetherNet (obviously), and since this is part one, we are going to start at the beginning!

*

So, we start with this gorgeous panoramic view of this city that, at a glance, reminds you of Disney Land. At the center is Cinderella's castle, which is surrounded by beautiful gardens in full bloom. Outside the castle gates, there are well-crafted, detailed buildings of architecture, with similar-styled houses in between. Think Victorian era for the most part. While there are a lot of buildings, it doesn't feel too crowded and it has so much greenery and nature that it feels like a wonderland.

The group of tourists who are about to enter into this castle also agree - this is the most artistic place on Earth! The two tour guides who are leading them are also overly-enthusiastic about Heobelle, the capital city of Brucreya. They talk about the rich history that has been here for thousands of years, with buildings dating back to the Ole Days; and they show how interactive the entire grounds are with any type of energy. The group is grossly buying the act, rapid for the next spectacle and the promise of meeting certain celebrities.

One of the tour guides nudges the other, and jerks his head toward the city gate. They both scowl at the lanky boy in all black clothes leaning against the doors, smoking a cigarette. They quickly do rock paper scissors to see who has to go over there. The younger guide loses, so he trudges up to the boy with this fake ass smile and is like hey you look too young to be smoking cigs, where are your parents?

The boy's name is Jaedyn, and he's like I'm 23, and my parents are dead, so fuck off.

The tour guide immediately drops the act and is like look buddy, you know you can't be here unless you pay.

Jaedyn is like I'm outside the city gates, so you can't charge me shit. He like settles more against the wall, and makes a show of not moving.

Tour guide is getting anxious now. He looks back and sees that the group is getting closer. He's like please man, can you at least like move to the side or something? Jaedyn doesn't say anything, instead just blows cigarette smoke in his face. The tour guide is eventually like look man, I'll pay you.

This gets Jaedyn's attention. He's like how much bro?

Tour guide is like ummm idk like one silver coin?

Jaedyn is immediately like make it two and you've got yourself a deal. The tour guide scowls, pulls out his pouch and fishes out two silver coins. He tosses them at Jaedyn and says some shitty line like get lost you filthy slob or something like that.

Jaedyn could literally care less. He was expecting like 5 bronze coins, so two silver is a huge score. He saunters off towards the woods that surround the city. He's walked this path like thousands of times - so have many others who live in the underbelly city of Heobelle.

There's a marker of some kind to show the entrance. They keep having to make/redo it because of the strict laws of Heobelle. This is the main entrance into the undercity, but Jaedyn actually walks a little ways past this and goes to the smallest tree in sight. It is here that we get a close up view of someone using their abilities!

Jaedyn has an earth core, so his core and eyes light up green while in use. Using his powers, he opens a hole in the ground and jumps through. He lands on the ceiling of Heobelle's undercity, which is made of aluminum. Carefully, he creates a short, sharp cord out of his aether to slowly cut through the metal. Beads of sweat form quickly, and he has to stop after making a two foot slice. He turns off his core and takes several deep breaths before turning it on again to push the metal back.

He shimmies through the makeshift hole and steps onto the ceiling of the concrete buidling. He reaches up and reseals the metal ceiling, which now looks as though Jaedyn had simply evaporated through it rather than cutting a hole.

The panoramic view of this city is gross and unnatural. Since it's completely underground, they need a TON of artificial light. It's kinda smoggy since so many people live here, so in the corners of the city are large ventilators that are pumping in artificial air. The buildings are packed together, and they all look the same. Most are either concrete or a gray metal. The only plants around are the ones people desperately keep alive in their apartment, for those who can afford such a luxury.

He walks toward the ladder attached outside of the building, having to duck his head slightly underneath the ceiling. He climbs down the building into an empty alleyway that no one can live in because it's filled to the brim with trash (except for a small walking path that Jaedyn had created).

Standing at the alleyway entrance, he watches the morning rush take place. This is the rush of people who are walking to work, and there's a whole ass system here you gotta navigate. Lucky for Jaedyn, he has lived on these streets his whole life, so once he jumps into the rush, he is able to maneuver his way around people and doesn't get stuck.

It's clear he knows where he's going, which is to this small deli shop. The woman at the counter is calling out the deals of the day. She stops when she sees Jaedyn and smiles a toothy grin at him; she's missing one of her front teeth. Without saying a word, she pulls out a bag and hands it over to him. He doesn't even check the contents, instead he simply opens his pouch and hands over one of the silver pieces he earned today. She exchanges the change, giving him three bronze coins.

Just as he is about to go, he spots the small cake she has the counter. It's lumpy, and missing three slices already. He asks how much for a slice, and she replies one silver piece. Jaedyn sighs and in his head is like welp that ain't happening. The lady stops him from leaving though and is like I still have a lot of yesterday's cake - it's strawberry, so no one ever buys it. I'll sell it to you for 3 bronze pieces. He smiles genuinely is like thank you so much! She comes back with two slices being like the second slice is on the house, thank you for being a loyal regular, blah blah blah you get it.

So Jaedyn leaves pretty happy. He walks through the crowd again and reaches the alleyway that he lives at, and has for a long time. However, for the past three years it's gotten harder and harder to spot. He goes to the building with the large number 451 stamped on it and knocks rhythmically on the wall.

A 12 foot opening materializes suddenly. Jaedyn walks through to see the alleyway that Morgan had hidden from everyone else.

Morgan is a six year old girl. Jaedyn found her when she was three. She has a shadow nether core, and a very large one, so he has been doing his best to train her. Lately, she's been practicing her illusions, which is what was hiding the alleyway from sight.

She is excited to see him home, especially with food. Jaedyn also tells her he has a surprise for her birthday dinner tonight (the cake, of course). He starts unpacking the food he got at the deli and begins to ration it for the day when he begins to hear a commotion out on the streets.

Jaedyn and Morgan have a series of commands that they use for potentially dangerous situations, since Morgan is the more powerful neuman between the two. He gives her a command to stay alert while he goes and peaks out onto the street. He's not worried right now since Morgan still has her illusions hiding the alley, and this city is full of aether users unable to see nether energy.

Out on the streets, there is a man running wildly against the flow of traffic, which is pissing everyone off. He's frantic, whipping his head around looking for something. Jaedyn realizes too late that he's look for a place to hide, and he has spotted their alleyway.

Jaedyn only has time to call out the command to have shadow cords ready to attack when the man jumps through her illusion and shoves Jaedyn against the wall, pressing hand to his mouth.

The man's gaze is intense. He holds a finger to his lips, basically conveying don't fuck with me right now and don't say anything.

Once the man realizes neither one is going to scream or shout, he steps back from Jaedyn and goes to stand next to him. He presses himself so hard against the concrete it looks like he's trying to melt into it.

Jaedyn furrows his eyebrows and is hella confused. While it's not uncommon for people to stumble their way into this alley, this whole encounter has gone off script. Not only did this man see through the illusion, he's also not really interested in hurting them, or asking them for money or drugs. Not even cigarettes.

It's not long after that a group of soldiers walk past they alley, doing a general sweep of the population. This too, isn't uncommon, so most regulars of the undercity know to stay out of the way. However, this then clicks for Jaedyn that this man is a fugitive of some sorts.

This is confirmed when the sirens call for a level four sweep of the city, the highest level there is. Basically: this fugitive is fucked.

Jaedyn doesn't wanna be involved, so he starts employing one of the various strategies he and Morgan came up with to throw off any intruders. He starts asking like what's your plan here dude? Hardly anyone can go undetected in these sweeps? You might as well go out there and surrender.

The fugitive's face is completely blank, as if he didn't even register that Jaedyn had spoken. He then stares point blank at him and is like okay, then can you do me a favor?

I need you to kill me.

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E/N: Aaaaaaaand that's where I'll stop for here! This is right around where I'm thinking of ending chapter one, so let me know your thoughts! I hope you have a yummy breakfast tomorrow morning, and I'll write again tomorrow! Love you <3

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Cinderella

Cinderella was orphaned when she was young. The sudden death of her mother made it essential that she had to be brought up by her step mother. Not all love is as pure as one’s mother; but in the case of Cinderella love was never a question, ‘hate’ would be a kind word to describe her step mother’s feeling for her.

The step mother had three daughters of her own, all of whom disliked Cinderella as well. Cinderella was the definition of beauty- silken cascade, dreamy eyes, chiseled jaw and the epitome of beauty. Her beauty was recognised by many in the kingdom. The step mothers and her daughters were jealous to say the least.

News rolled out that the prince of the kingdom was searching for a forever partner and was committed to finding the most beautiful girl of the kingdom. The prince ordered all young ladies of the village to come to his castle to flaunt their beauty.

The ego-filled step mother burdened Cindrealla with plenty of chores at the hour of choice just so that her daughters stand a substantial chance. Cinderella prayed to her laid mother desperately; her prayers resulted in a fairy who blessed her with a beautiful gown, gorgeous jewellery and heels; the only condition being that she had to come back within an hour.

Cindrella made her way to the castle. As expected, the prince is shaken by her beauty. The prince however could not have a good look at his potential wife because she was running out of time and had to leave.

As she ran back, one of her shoe fell off her foot and she was in such hurry that she did not bother picking it up. The prince chased after her and all that he could catch was her shoe.

The only piece of Cinderella that the prince could retrieve was her shoe. The prince ordered his guards to nail a signed copy of a notice in the corner of every street. The notice read “I saw the girl of my dreams and my only possession of her is a shoe that she left behind. The first girl whose leg fits into the shoe will be my future wife”.

The prince went to every house and had maids try on the shoe. Cinderella eagerly and patiently waited for the price to come to her house. When the prince arrived to her house, he was warmly greeted by her step mother. The step mother made all efforts to make sure that cindrella was the last to try on the she since she wanted one of her daughters to marry the prince.

It turns out that the shoe fit the eldest daughter. The feet is not unique to each individual when it comes to size! The prince had found his darling and married the oldest daughter of the step mother.

The prince knew deep within that she was not the girl who he had seen the other day. But he had a wife now and they lived happily ever after with a hint of guilt in both their hearts.

Reason for change The story not only shakes the fairytale but also gives a perspective to the current worldly situations. Not everything goes ones way and not every story has a happy ending. Life is unfair at times and luck is a major character in any story. The ending also emphasizes the power of a promise. Sticking to ones word no matter the outcome is a key take away from the new ending

[fuckyeahhiccannamonth]

Oh, this is gorgeous!!! Excellent job <3 <3 <3 I'm really loving all the content these two are getting with this song this Hiccanna month :O It's so THEM and for the longest time I thought I was nuts because I was the only one who saw it ;_____; Like!!!

"There I was again tonight Forcing laughter, faking smiles Same old tired, lonely place Walls of insincerity, shifting eyes and vacancy Vanished when I saw your face" This absolutely has the Vibe of Anna feeling like she needs to kinda put on this Perfect Poised and Graceful Princess Act, and exhausting herself trying to mimic Elsa and hide her true self because it isn't as "respectable." Then she sees Hiccup at an Arendelle ball or something and she's like YOU. Because she sees this weirdo with wacky armor and a meek little grin putting his foot in his mouth with every person he talks to (who all just kind of painedly smile along because he will not shut up about his inventions) and she's like "THIS one. THIS one I don't have to bullshit with. However much of my actual shtick I decide to show, he'll be cool with it." Oh, the beauty of finally finding someone just as weird and off-beat as you 🧡

"The playful conversation starts Counter all your quick remarks Like passing notes in secrecy" They WOULD be Banter Couple Supreme. Like Hiccup's sarcasm + Anna's unfilterable bluntness would make the best back-and-forth XD Good for them, good for them!!!

"This night is sparkling, don't you let it go I'm wonderstruck, blushing all the way home I'll spend forever wondering if you knew This night is flawless, don't you let it go I'm wonderstruck, dancing around all alone I'll spend forever wondering if you knew I was enchanted to meet you" This is all just So Very Anna 🧡💚🧡💚🧡💚 She WOULD just shamelessly swoon like a schoolgirl the entire night after meeting Hiccup, twirling all around the castle in a giggly mess XD Absolutely love that for her. Oh, to be a smitten girlie with a sudden and very intense crush!!! That intense euphoric rush is admittedly one of the few things I actually miss about being a teenager aksjdhskufhuy

"These are the words I held back, as I was leaving too soon" YES YES YES!!! I always figured she'd be kind of overwhelmed by the intensity of her feelings for Hiccup if they hit quickly, and she'd maybe even get nervous and overstimulated and make some excuse to leave before she actually wanted to. Like a cat who gets too excited when they're batting at something and has to turn and dash off XD Even with Hans, she got kind of shy and flustered and was nervous enough to somewhat let him take the lead and make sure she wasn't off-base (i.e. catching her on the dance floor, proposing at the end of their song, etc). I think she'd be the same with Hiccup! She'd be very flirty and giggly all night long (not entirely intentionally XD), but oh god actually trying to court him??? Absolutely not, what if he says no??? And then she later agonizes endlessly over not being more forward because she has no idea if/when she'll see him again and he might never know how much she absolutely adored him. Or how she wanted a little more than just a mere political friendship </3

OMG but Anna actually looks so stunning in that bright Cinderella sky blue??? Like I don't think about it a lot but her in blue is a LOOK. Like!!!

Look at her!!! And the little matching butterflies, too??? SLAY QUEEN SLAY

And Hiccup looking suave in his little matching outfit and his neat little rapier??? GO KING GO 💙💙💙Heh, why do I get the feeling Fire Sword Enthusiast Hiccup and Master Swordswoman Anna are about to do some flirty sparring right after this photoshoot? XD

Incredible editing job, as always!!! I really love the sparkles and the summery green forest background. Really invokes the vibe of a summer garden ball on a sprawling castle lawn, which is definitely something they'd both like :3

𝑰 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒎𝒆𝒆𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖...✨

hiccanna month prompt 1: TSwift 🤍

[another-day-another-crime]

Fairytale

Description: Moodboard and blurb. Reader and Chris' Disney wedding

“I just realized something,” Chris said softly as they fell into a slow waltz in time with “Beautiful.” For years, it had been her favorite song  from the Cinderella soundtrack, and when she and Chris had readily decided that they wanted a Disney  wedding, that song had just seemed perfect for their first dance. 

She could feel the adoring eyes of family, friends, and the professional photographer they’d hired, on them, but it was all secondary. The only thing that she was really concerned with was the warmth of his embrace and that glint in his eyes that made hers well up. She wasn’t sure if she could explain it, but Y/n was sure that she’d never seen love so certain in anyone’s gaze. “What?” She smiled softly, staring up at him. 

“Every time I think I’ve had the best day of my life, something happens and life just gets better,” gently, he twirled her, and when his palm was once more secured in her waist, and her gaze was once more matched with his gorgeous blue one, he added softly, “Everything with you just gets better. You know? When I met you, it was the best day of my life. Then our first date, and our second one. And the first time you said you loved me- and when you agreed to marry me. Today,” he said with emphasis and Y/n easily recalled a ceremony in front of Cinderella’s castle, in true fashion of a Disney wedding. It had been perfectly magical- the setting sun had offered the most stunning orange glow to the pastel decor, the small, intimate crowd had gathered to share in their misty eyed exchange of personal vows and while they had opted to not have fireworks upon being pronounced man and wife, Y/n could have sworn that there’d been a burst of color when she’d kissed him for the first time as Mrs. Evans. 

As the song reached its crescendo, Chris carefully dipped her, and when they stood again, he held her closer than before, their steps lapsing out of the rehearsed dance in favor of a more intimate sway. “Yeah?” She beamed, “Well, everything gets better with you too,” her smile softened and Y/n moved her hand from his shoulder to caress his nape, threading the ends of his hair through her fingers, “I know that fairytales aren't real,” her voice dropped to a private whisper as she urged closer, leaning forward on her toes so their lips would be close enough to touch, “But this comes pretty damn close.”

“It does,” he rasped in agreement, locking his lips with hers in a kiss that tasted of champagne and a honeyed sweetness that she only associated with him, “And I can’t wait to see the rest of it with you.”

Blinking away a wave of emotion as the song changed and their guests joined them on the dance floor, Y/n nodded subtly, “Neither can I. I love you.”

Chris’ hand slid from her waist to the small of her back as he caught her lips in another ardent- and that time longer- kiss, words mumbled into her mouth as he returned, “I love you too.”