#persian fairytale

[fairytale-poll]

ROUND 3A, MATCH 2 OUT OF 4!

Propaganda Under the Cut:

Settarah:

Settareh lives among her many sisters, being considered an outcast due to the star-shaped birthmark on her cheek. Still,  she is very kind, giving a poor elderly woman most of her money that was to be spent on new clothes for the Prince's party. She is then entranced by a small blue jug that she buys, which secretly grants her wishes, including clothes for the party. When her sisters find out about the jug, they ask it for a way to be rid of her,  and it gives them hair pins which turn Settareh into a dove. Still, she keeps the prince company as a bird until he finds and removes the pins

Mofurun as "Mofurella"

listen. they do an episode where they're all sucked into Cinderella and they make the trans teddy bear Cinderella. Incredible story writing, 10/10, no notes.

Mofurdella is even plot relevant, that episode is how they get the Rainbow Carriage for their group attack anyway MOFURDELLA FIRST CINDERELLA PRECURE EPISODE TO GET ONE MOFURILLION VOTES

[4dmc]

Wait till they (bigoted conservative right wing white supremacists) realize the Cinderella, Snow White, many fairy tales and folk tales ALL have origins from MANY places that aren't from Europe/originated from stories from pre-European & peasant folk/are recurring tropes and narratives from across the globe (sorry there was a typo here😔 but i meant to say check the Motif Index on Folk Literature and the study of folklore, it's a branch of anthropology, and studies literature and oral traditions that are shared by humanity across ages!)

and they're simply clamoring for the white washed versions because they don't know how to step out of their bubble

The One Thousand and One Nights, and various versions of Cinderella are said to have Persian/Arab and Chinese roots! And there's even a Cinderella story in ancient Egypt!

And from just looking up fairy tale as a term, ancient India has the Jataka, a collection of stories about Buddha reincarnated as different people, and this is described as one of the best surviving fairytale compilations

And regarding the Shanameh, the heroine Rudaba is described with long raven hair and such. But I won't spoil it: here's the Iran online site where Shanameh fairy tale is:

https://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/rudaba

Another online site, with lots of Islam literature, where Rudāba's story is:

[caterpillarinacave]

Ah, young love

[doyoulikethissong-poll]

Arash featuring Rebecca Zadig - Temptation 2005

"Temptation" is a 2005 major hit single by Iranian-Swedish singer Arash featuring Rebecca Zadig and taken from Arash's self-titled debut album. The music for "Temptation" is from "Baila Maria", a Spanish tune recorded by Ishtar Alabina featuring Los Niños de Sara in 1996. "Temptation" in its own right has been subject of many covers and in a number of languages.

"Temptation" was first recorded by Swedish singer Rebecca Zadig with additional lyrics and rendition vocals featuring Arash, who started his career performing under his mononym Alex. The first version had English as main vocals by Zadig featuring Arash that interpreted some additional Persian language lyrics. "Temptation" was re-released as a song mainly in the Persian language, this time crediting Arash as the main vocalist, and Rebecca Zadig was reduced to a featuring role. This release became the definitive version and was Arash's third successful consecutive single after "Boro Boro" and "Tike Tike Kardi" (poll #137). The song credited to Arash made it to number 2 on the Swedish Singles Chart, and also charted in Germany, Switzerland and Finland.

In 2005, a Russian language version of the song was made by Arash with the Russian girl group Blestyaschie. The song titled "Vostochniye skazki" (Eastern fairytales) was credited to Blestyaschie featuring Arash. In 2006, the South African cover boyband Hi-5 covered the song in Afrikaans under the title "Versoeking". It was a main single and the title track of their album. In 2015, the Dutch group Wing-Men covered the song in Dutch under the title "Verleid Mij", and released it as their debut single.

"Temptation" received a total of 75,4% yes votes! Previous Arash polls: #137 "Tike Tike Kardi".

[the-ghost-rat]

Nothings funnier to me then learning that most of the fairytales credited to brothers grimm dont even belong to them-and many of them actually came from different non eroupean cultures

Like repunzel being Persian or cinderella being from either China or Egypt im not quite sure

Not only does it make white disney adults whinning about race swapping more hypercritical but also make the brothers grimm being in charge of ever after high ironic

Tho ngl now i rlly wanna either redesign them myself or see someone else redesign poppy & holly as Persian & Ashlynn as Chinese ..

[dross-the-fish]

What do you think Erik's past was with women, when it comes to dating and women. I'd like to know what your take is.

"dating" is probably not the word I'd use. Delving into the text of the book there are two parts that stick out to me as indicating that Erik may have a history with women other than Christine this segment here from the scene at Apollo's Lyre where Christine is recounting events to Raoul "You wanted to know what I looked like! Oh, you women are so inquisitive! Well, are you satisfied? I'm a very good-looking fellow, eh? … When a woman has seen me, as you have, she belongs to me. She loves me for ever. I am a kind of Don Juan, you know!' And, drawing himself up to his full height, with his hand on his hip, wagging the hideous thing that was his head on his shoulders, he roared, 'Look at me! I AM DON JUAN TRIUMPHANT!' And, when I turned away my head and begged for mercy, he drew it to him, brutally, twisting his dead fingers into my hair." Seems to indicate that this kind of thing has happened before. It is possible Erik is speaking generally and it's not definitive proof but it is interesting, the verbiage he uses.

And this scene towards the end of the book when he has Raoul and the Persian in his torture chamber

"What are you running away for?" asked the furious voice, which had followed her. "Give me back my bag, will you? Don't you know that it is the bag of life and death?"

"Listen to me, Erik," sighed the girl. "As it is settled that we are to live together ... what difference can it make to you?"

"You know there are only two keys in it," said the monster. "What do you want to do?"

"I want to look at this room which I have never seen and which you have always kept from me ... It's woman's curiosity!" she said, in a tone which she tried to render playful.

But the trick was too childish for Erik to be taken in by it.

"I don't like curious women," he retorted, "and you had better remember the story of BLUE-BEARD and be careful ... Come, give me back my bag! ... Give me back my bag! ... Leave the key alone, will you, you inquisitive little thing?"

And he chuckled, while Christine gave a cry of pain. Erik had evidently recovered the bag from her." He says he doesn't like "curious women" and makes a reference to Blue Beard, which is a fairytale about a serial killer who murders his wives. There's a scene in Blue Beard where the most recent wife discovers a room with the bodies of his previous wives. The first quote could be dismissed but this is the second time Erik has indicated a dislike for curious women. Erik's lair is canonically full of traps and features a very cruel torture chamber. By evoking the image of Blue Beard in particular the narrative seems to be further implying that Erik does have some history of women and not a pleasant one. It's possible that Erik is just trying to scare Christine out of looking in the room but it's equally likely that it's not an idle threat. He's shown that he's not above putting hands on Christine and treating her roughly despite his claims to love her. I have a personal theory that Christine is not the first but Erik knows she is going to be the last. I've always kind of run on the idea that throughout the book Erik is aware his health is failing and the clock is winding down for him and that's why Christine is different, because she's his last chance and in the end she does give him, not a living bride, but something much more needed: redemption and forgiveness from someone he's harmed. Proof that he's not unworthy of human compassion. A lot of people in the Phandom don't seem to recognize how dark of a character Erik is. I find him legitimately scary as much as I also find him sympathetic and I think he is fascinating in part because there is something genuinely terrifying about him that tickles my love for horror stories. I feel like it's vague enough that you can leave it up to interpretation, so if you don't really like the idea that he's had women in his past that he ended up killing you can chalk it up to Erik just trying to frighten Christine into compliance but I think it's interesting to look at the darker takes and speculate about the skeletons in his closet.

[microcomets]

hi hi, I saw you said a while ago that you have some sapphic SF&F book recs. can I ask what they are?

sorry for my delayed response — always happy to share!!! <3 here’s my list (always hoping to expand + add more recs):

THE PRIORY OF THE ORANGE TREE and its prequel, A DAY OF FALLEN NIGHT by samantha shannon (roots of chaos series) — a classic high fantasy saga with dragons & rich worldbuilding. all of the major relationships in both books (and most of the main characters) are queer!

THE LOCKED TOMB series by tamsyn muir — man idk how to even describe this series. yes it’s about lesbian necromancers in space because technically the books contain those things. it is definitely about necromancy in space. and there are lesbians

SHE WHO BECAME THE SUN by shelley parker-chan (the radiant emperor duology) — this probably technically leans more historical fiction than SF/F, but it’s about a girl who takes her brother’s identity and rises to power to become the emperor of china

THE TRAITOR BARU CORMORANT by seth dickinson — a lesbian machiavelli takes down an evil empire from within to save her colonized country

THE JASMINE THRONE by tasha suri (burning kingdoms series) —  a captive princess and a mage maidservant battle an empire in a fantasy world based on indian myths and history

THE FINAL STRIFE by saara el-arifi (the ending fire trilogy) — two girls switched at birth, a princess and a rebel fighter, band together to overthrow the hierarchy of a blood magic caste in this fantasy world inspired by african and arabian culture

OUR WIVES UNDER THE SEA by julia armfield — a marine biologist wife goes off to sea, gets stuck in a submarine for weeks, and Comes Back Wrong

THE LONG WAY TO A SMALL, ANGRY PLANET by becky chambers — queer found family in space!

THIS IS HOW YOU LOSE THE TIME WAR by amal el-mohtar & max gladstone — rival agents fall in love and write letters to each other across, you guessed it, a time war

GIRL, SERPENT, THORN by melissa bashardoust — a story about a girl whose touch is poison based on persian fairytales

IN THE VANISHERS’ PALACE by aliette de bodard — a dreamlike vietnamese retelling of beauty and the beast where a girl falls in love with her dragon captor

THE DEEP by rivers solomon — a novella about an underwater world where merpeople are descendants of enslaved african women thrown into the atlantic that features a sapphic love story

OTHER WORDS FOR SMOKE by sarah maria griffin — a set of twins is sent to live in a spooky house of witches

[i-dont-know-my-name--anymore]

I'm in love with a fairytale

Even though it hurts

'Cause I don't care if I lose my mind

I'm already cursed

ALASTAIR COMPERING THOMAS TO KNIGHT AND THOMAS COMPERING ALASTAIR TO PERSIAN PRINCE IS MY EVERYTHING

[aratilightwood]

Thomas’s crush over Alastair is so real. If I was around a well-built, handsome Iranian man all day, I too will be considering how his thick eyelashes framed his black eyes like petals of a flower. I too will be mentally gushing over how his broodiness and ferocious demeanour, reminds me of an Persian Iranian prince that’s walked straight out of a fairytale. I too will be telling myself to SHUT UP out of embarrassment and focus on the situation at hand.

[whovianshifts]

shifting to the hunger games universe: moodboard

non-violent dr

↳the snow family guest room:

final year academy student, the capitol

3 students chosen for competitive sabbatical year in the districts as part of course during the year before university

travel through the districts for 12 months, observing culture, art, ways of life - 1 month : 1 district

also chosen for the programme: coriolanus snow, sejanus plinth

NOTE: not evil, au snow!

close friends: clemmie dovecote, lyssie vickers & tiggy snow

NOTE: younger, 18 y/o tigris (same year as the rest)

NOTE: au, no hunger games mentorship programme in july

shifting to the morning of the sabbatical announcements

other courses also announced: ie tigris hoping to move onto fashion internship

waking up in the snow family guest room, sleepover w/the girls

vintage floral wallpaper, deep blue with gold accents

chest of drawers, dark mahogany, furthest to the wall

a few books, including a red hardback copy of grimm's fairytales

golden mirror with a simple necklace hanging from it

painting of a black swan hanging overhead, gold frame

my glossy red boots, next to the drawers

persian carpet, red and blue, on the floor

overlooking bed, with golden frame, crisp white bedsheets and a dusty-blue bed cover

side note: i admit that shifting to the hunger games is definitely a choice. the position of privilege as an academy student, being able to temporarily visit the districts, is something i am already aware of. whether this ultimately deters me from sticking to the dr long term is only something i can decide with personal experience; i would anticipate that i eventually script out aspects of the universe that are plain unethical, the hunger games themselves being the main one, though i cannot deny my curiosity with dystopian worlds (especially as an aspiring writer) and the specific career cultures of districts 1 & 2, as well as the more intricate cultural aspects of the universe that the book does not elaborate much on. ultimately, however, as a first time shifter, the endless nature of shifting and the ethics of it all is something i want to form my own opinion on, especially based on my own experiences.

[mihrsuri]

Fic authors self rec! When you get this, reply with your favourite five fics that you've written, then pass on to at least five other writers (if you feel like it, no pressure) Spread the self-love 💖

Thank you lovely <3. I thought I’d be incredibly self indulgent and select a bunch from my main fandoms (so Grishaverse, Tudors, Criminal Minds and West Wing)

Tagging: @emilykaldwen @onekisstotakewithme @shes-a-voodoo-child @the-ships-to-rule-them-all @sherwoodknights @nocompromise-noregrets @bessemerprocess @miabicicletta

The Tudors

Such A Time As This "You have come to your royal position for such a time as this" or a retelling of the story of Queen Esther with Anne Boleyn as a Mizrahi Jewish lady.

A Favourite Line: And so Anne has three selves. Three stories. Anne Boleyn, English Lady with an interest in the reformed religion, Amara who learns the Hebrew and Persian tongue and keeps the Sabbath with joy and Esther who wishes she did not hide herself.

Rewrite The Stars In another world this is how it might have gone between the three of them. The story of how the love between three extraordinary people change the world for the better and made it the kindest. The story of a fight for a fairytale.

A Favourite Line: “His name was Lucius - from before I met your mother. I never understood why the Church condemned love, not when I read of David and Jonathan and Ruth and Naomi - it seems to me that above all, the Lord holds love as sacred. Just, tell me that you will not cause your betrothed pain - if you cannot bear it then I will have Mary’s children inherit, but do not bind yourself to a marriage with no love.”

Crown Of Ashes It is everything Mary has ever wanted - a good Catholic husband, the crown upon her head, retribution upon those who had wronged her (not that she was giving in to so base a notion as vengeance, merely that the Lord had seen the righteousness of her cause and she was glad of it), the stamping out of heresy in England. No, all is well. All is very well

A Favourite Line: Mihrimah does not say that, not exactly. Tommy she knows, will always hurt for his siblings, for his nieces and nephew not much younger than he whose mother had bastardised and killed their father. For his parents, killed for Mary’s hurt - she has no patience with it, with the way Mary has tried to make her certainty through blood and pain. Not when it ended with her husband in a monsters bed.

Criminal Minds

Monuments, Historical and Contemporary The FBI was still there - though the uniforms may change, the bureaucracy remained.

A Favourite Line How they could build statues and memorials and think that by paying homage after the fact, they were doing an honor.

Grishaverse

Karma (is my family) Inej smiles at her friends who are her family, warm and full of love. Smiles at her husband, who has never possessed her or owned her - has never thought of their love that way - only as two hearts shared. [Inej and her power, her kindness, her love and the way karma comes for Tante Heleen]

A Favourite Line “You would have been dead long ago, believe me but the choice will always be Inej’s. That choice is not my gift to her, because it will always be her choice but it is for her.”

The West Wing

It’s The History Of Man (Rewritten By Women) Four women of The West Wing - Trauma, sisterhood and power (or not).

A Favourite Line You shouldn’t have to be, to give any of a damn - shouldn’t have to find motivation in sister or daughter or someone that makes a something real when you could just find humanity - she’d said it too many times, to too many people. Too many men.

[fairytale-poll]

ROUND 2A, MATCH 3 OUT OF 8!

Propaganda Under the Cut:

Hamupipőke:

Look at this animation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTMprYTJDxA

[Image]

Settarah:

Settareh lives among her many sisters, being considered an outcast due to the star-shaped birthmark on her cheek. Still,  she is very kind, giving a poor elderly woman most of her money that was to be spent on new clothes for the Prince's party. She is then entranced by a small blue jug that she buys, which secretly grants her wishes, including clothes for the party. When her sisters find out about the jug, they ask it for a way to be rid of her,  and it gives them hair pins which turn Settareh into a dove. Still, she keeps the prince company as a bird until he finds and removes the pins

[fandomshatepeopleofcolor]

Rapunzel was actually a Persian fairytale, originally. About a girl with very long hair named Rudaba. But of course, since the racists won’t bother doing their research, they’ll keep saying it was only ever a German fairytale. 🙄

heyyy thanks for this!!!

mod ali

[caterpillarinacave]

James: Thomas your bleeding! Quick, what’s your type?

Thomas: 5’10, Persian, beautiful eyes, looks like a prince from a fairytale-

Matthew: No! He means your blood type

Thomas: Oh, uh, b- positive?

Alastair: We’re trying, Tom, but your losing a lot of blood!!!

[annachum]

Midgardian kids' in generals to reaction to several deities for the first time in person in MCU

Thor : ' OMG he is SO COOL and SO HANDSOME. He looks like a Nordic surfing dude and he is a FRIEND OF IRON MAN AND HE CAN LITERALLY CONTROL THUNDER AND LIGHTNING AND - '

Zeus : Is this the guy who ends up having a 100 kids and can shoot lightning like Thor does?!

Apollo : * wearing shades and taking out parasols * He's.....BEAUTIFUL....

Sigyn and Persephone : OMG they are so beautiful they are like fairy princesses ans Queens in the fairytales and -

Loki and Hades : AAAAAAAHH HELP! THEY ARE SO MENACING AND THEY ARE OFTEN WITH THOSE BIG CAPES! HELP!!!

Artemis : OMG she is a total KWEEN BOSS. WE LOVE HER. SHE IS THIS AMAZONIAN HUNTRESS KWEEN AND I LOVE HER LUNAR GLOW AND

Sif : OMG she is so cool and a bit scary at first Yet SUPER COOL. She's like an Amazon Warrior woman yet in Norse version and WE LOVE HER ARMORS AND -

Isis :

Some other kids - Is this the one with wings?

Egyptian kids - * kowtowing and kneeling * OH MIGHT ISIS! WE BOW BEFORE THY MAGNIFICENT PRESENCE!!!!

Anahita ( Persian Goddess of Water ) :

Some other kids - Is this one of those goddesses that can control water?

Iranic kids - * intense fan boying/fan Girling mode and praying in Iranic languages *

Parvati ( Hindu Goddess of Love ) :

Some other kids - Is this the one with lotuses....?

South Asian kids - * intense screaming, fan boying/Girling, praying and scuffle to hug her first ( before Pavarati graciously told them to line up for free hugs. Bless )

Bonus

Kamala and her South Asian friends : * literally similar reaction as above AND Kamala on the verge of hyperventilating *

Sun Wu Kong ( a ' Great Sage ' in Jade Heavens and a magical monkey spirit, who is famous for being amongst those who accompanied Tan Sanzang to a pilgrimage to India in Journey to the West ) :

Some other kids - That's the monkey with kung fu skills, right? RIGHT?! 🤩🤩🤩🤩

Chinese kids - * absolutely LOST IT - SCREAMING, ON THE VERGE OF FAINTING, BAWLING ALL FIGHTING TO HUG WUKONG FIRST, before Wu Kong just laughed graciously and encouraged the kids to line up for free hugs. Bless *

Bonus

Shang Chi and his Chinese friends : * similar reaction as above and Shang Chi is on the verge of fainting from excitement and joy *

🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩

[shinyfire-0]

first lines game!

"Share the first line of ten of your most recent fanfics and then tag ten people. Don't have ten? Not to worry, just share what you have."

Thanks for all the tagging! You can read all my nonsense on AO3.

The Rosy Hours - unfinshed, multichapter fic, Erik/the Persian, eventual Erik/Christine.

The lovers were sitting on the edge of a deep blue pool, filled with goldfish. In the cool of the evening air, Erik watched them, unseen, hidden by the multitude of thick vines and tendrils that hung down in the courtyard, making the place a lush, green paradise. It was a scene from a half-forgotten fairytale, a prince and princess from a book he had once stolen from his mother’s room.

I Am My Own Revolution - oneshot, POTO/Peaky Blinders crossover. Erik/Christine but also hints of Christine/Tommy Shelby (!)

Birmingham, England

May 1921

The afternoon sun was pale, its light weak through the clouds and the fog and the smoke that shrouded the place. No birds sang but in the distance there was an unrelenting hammering, metal against metal. Christine and Nadir and Erik arrived at a scrapyard beside a canal packed with narrowboats. Erik led the way on his black horse, his hat pulled down, chin lowered; he was Ankou himself, come to harvest the souls of the dead. Christine followed her husband and his lover, the weight of the grey city heavy on her shoulders.

Andrew Lloyd Webber and the Masturbatory Fantasy - oneshot, Andy/Himself, it's rude and offensive.

The Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber flopped down on his big silky bed. He did so love his Lordly title. He said it out loud to himself as unzipped his trousers and reached deep, deep into his pants, “You will call me Lord Lloyd Webber,” he sighed out loud. Finally, he found himself and settled back against the fluffy cushions, taking himself firmly in hand. He said it again, “Call me Lord!” and he smiled as he felt himself twitch in response. He was very skilled in this department. Everyone knew it. “Lord, Lord, Lord…” he muttered as he built up a nice rhythm wondering if this could be the start of a new song, or even a new musical. Another one about himself!

Pour like the Rain - 73k, pharoga AU, romance, crikey

Erik had been woken by a thumping that was growing louder and more insistent with each passing moment. It made a change from the ‘thumping’ that usually came from the room next to his. Any minute now she’d start calling his name. Bloody woman. Was it worse to lie here and have to listen to her screeching or force himself to get up to try and send her away? He drew his hand roughly across his face and dragged himself up and out of bed tying on his mask as navigated his way to the door.

The Laundromat - What We Do in the Shadows/POTO crossover, oneshot

Guillermo is standing outside in the street. It is night.

Beyond him, in the bright white light of the laundromat, can be seen Nandor and Erik.

“Yes, we’ve all come here together tonight.” He gives a nervous laugh. “Usually they just send me to do the laundry but – Erik here –” he turns and gestures towards the laundromat, “Tonight, he wanted to come with me. To make sure I did it correctly.” He smiles awkwardly. “So there’s that. And of course, my master had to come with him. So, here we all are!”

Ankou - long oneshot, Erik/Christine

Christine Daaé sat at her father’s feet amongst the stones. High above her head, her father played his fiddle. His melodies were spun from the air, as easy as breath and as familiar to Christine as her hands, and as he moved with the music, his legs brushed against her back. She looked at his boots, all covered in mud and wondered, if she pushed her finger into the hole at the toe, would he feel it? She twirled a daisy and made a slit in its stem, and poked the stem of another right through it. The sun burst through the clouds, a cry of light.

A Fierce Inequality of Love - oneshot, Erik/Christine

London

April 1915

It is hard to know where to begin when I have such a story to tell, such an explanation to give. You deserve an explanation after my treatment of you; it is shameful that you should read of that most wretched of times in the pages of a lurid novel. I am so glad that, unlike you, M. Leroux was unable to find me - I can think of almost nothing worse than having that man question me on this matter - for is he said to be loud and vulgar, and I find it odd that he should have chosen to relate my story to the world.

Tercet - sequel to PLTR. Nadir, Erik and Christine have fun. Together.

Nadir rarely watched his customers in his shop, knowing that being observed by him as they browsed his books was the last thing they needed. But this evening, now it was so late, a little pointed staring might help to hurry this particular man along. Nadir was expecting Erik to arrive at any moment, and Erik and the customers were never a good mix. He was hungry, looking forward to their dinner and the fire in the stove had burned to almost nothing. He would soon be able to see his breath in the air, just illuminated by the yellow light from gas lamps about the place.. At last the man came to the counter to make his purchase, and Nadir followed him to the door to turn the sign to fermée.

Le Lupeux - pharoga, long oneshot, parrots

They met here, at the edge of the lake, once a week on a Tuesday. They had done so for several weeks now and their meetings had become imbued with an unspoken necessity, one that Erik did not allow himself to dwell upon. They talked by the light of their lamps, the dark reflecting water lapping gently at their feet. It was cold and admittedly there was a strange smell, and yes, it was dark, but the hours they spent together here took on a luminous quality such that Erik was quite able to forget their rather squalid surroundings.

The Fancy Room - WWDITS/POTO crossover, pharoga

Erik and Nandor are in The Fancy Room, sitting side by side on a slightly too small sofa. They are facing the camera. Nandor has his hands on his knees, all smiles and teeth. Erik is slumped down, legs stretched out, head propped up by his hand, in an attitude of supreme boredom. How the fuck did he end up agreeing to be in a documentary about his dumb housemates and his massive ridiculous boyfriend?

tagging @paperandsong@ @eriksdreamery @apileofpans @aphaea21 @nerdywriter36 @pianomanblaine 🤩🤩🤩