#prompt: prince(ss) and the frog

[ao3-oner]

Prince and the Frog KiinCuzz!

One of the prompts I selected was to write a retelling of the classic fairytale of the Prince(ss) and the Frog, so I did exactly that. Honestly, I'm quite proud of it! I love writing fantasy + royalty AUs, and Prince Cuzz alongside Prince Bdd was so much fun to write.

[queendophne]

Steve gives Tony, the frog, a small kiss that he is sure will make it all better! 

for stony fairytale bingo 2018, prompt: prince(ss) and the frog

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[dystopiansushi]

For your 3 sentence fic, tododeku in your favorite fairytale? :D

When Prince Shouto runs away from his father to start a new life far from the castle, but subsequently gets lost in the forest and falls asleep amidst layers of dry leaves, the last thing he expects to happen is for him to nearly roll over a small frog and accidentally kiss it.

And if that had already been shocking in his mind, what happens next has him on his feet in seconds, bewildered, because in front of him stands the most beautiful man he’s ever seen, green hair shimmering like emeralds in the hazy light of the dawn.

And it hits him like an arrow to the heart -- that if this man is by his side, maybe starting over won’t be so difficult after all.

~

Send me a pairing and an AU and I’ll write a 3 sentence fic!

[mentalcurls]

Of frogs, princes and Martino Rametta

I know I’ve seen this mentioned somewhere, but I haven’t found any posts explicitly talking about this specific analogy in Skam Italia: the “Princess and the frog”/”Frog Prince” metaphor.

The fairytale tells of a princess who loses a golden ball in a pond. A talking frog helps her and retrieves the ball, but asks the princess to help lift a curse a witch put on him. To lift the curse, the princess has to kiss the frog. At first the princess refuses, then she concedes and kisses the frog, who then turns into a beautiful prince. The princess marries the prince and they live happily ever after.*

The parallels to Skam Italia are pretty easy to draw, except that instead of there being one shapeshifting character, there’s two: both Emma and Niccolò are the Frog Prince, with Emma being the “frog” part and Niccolò being the “prince” part of the character, althought the line between them is not always clean cut.

It all starts at Federica’s party. Martino tells Emma she looks like a frog. From then on the boys often call her “the frog” among themselves (I’m not gonna go on about how that’s offensive and sexist and a symptom of toxic masculinity today cause it’s not relevant to my point, but you bet your ass I have a separate post I’ll make about that). Martino even saves her contact under “Frog” on his phone at first, before changing it to her name.

Then Martino kisses “the frog” (actually Giovanni “makes” Emma kiss Martino). And just like in the fairytale, after the kiss, Niccolò materializes into Martino’s life basically out of thin air (I mean, it takes three days but it still counts), a real life prince charming (charming, such a fitting word for Niccolò, I feel, because he works very hard to be charming when he’s with people he wants to befriend, specifically Marti, cause he wants this boy to like him so much, but also i contrabbandieri for example). 

And again, when Martino kisses Emma for the second time on the couch at Silvia’s party, Niccolò is immediately by his side (I know that Niccolò was already at the party, his arrival was the very thing that prompted Marti to kiss Emma, but we see him on the other side of the room one minute, the next he’s at Marti’s side, interrupting the kiss. Woosh. Like magic).

Then Martino kisses Emma during Self Control and again, all of a sudden, for Marti there’s Niccolò and Niccolò only, the other people in the room, Eva, Maddalena, Emma-the-frog, they all magically disappear from his perception. And then we have the almost kiss in the alley among the trash cans. And then finally Martino gets to have his prince Niccolò for real on Halloween night. The “frog” disappears (kind of, for the most part, at least for a while) and (after much angst and many terrible things) Martino and Niccolò live happily ever after.

In the meantime, a couple of other things happen that are similar to the fairy tale, but where Niccolò plays the role of the “frog” more than of the “prince”: mainly, Martino “losing” the weed (the “golden ball”) at Federica’s party, asking Niccolò for help and Nico offering to give him some of his own; and Martino, after seeing Niccolò kiss Maddalena in 2.5 Tabasco, “retracting” from him (hey, clip 3.4 Argentina!), then “conceding” at Silvia’s party. 

On the other hand, Niccolò is very  “princely”, for example when he “rescues” Martino from the boring radio meeting, when he offers to help Martino with the weed, when he drives the bike to the pool (imagine if that was a horse or even a giraffe). Then there’s the whole doing romantic stuff thing, the clandestine meeting in the bathroom, the love notes, the impromptu trip to Milan even, running to Bracciano to be reunited with his beloved: that’s all very “fairytale prince charming” to me, a mix of Arthurian, Shakespearean and Romantic tropes.

There’s something else: the curse could also represent a metaphor for Niccolò’s BPD (comparing illnesses to curses is nothing new, think of  JKR, Remus Lupin, lycanthrophy and AIDS).  The princess/Martino doesn’t know about the curse/the MI until a big “change” happens in the Frog Prince (the shapeshifting/the episode in Milan). It “repels” the princess/Martino at first (I don’t mean that Martino is disgusted by Nico’s MI, just that it physically and emotionally pushes them apart, it creates a rift between them), but then they come to accept it and to “love” it as part of their Frog Prince. The princess’s kiss/love, affection and closeness “improve” the Frog Prince’s situation (I’m not trying to imply that being in a relationship with Marti miraculously cures Nico, just that they’re good for each other and in love, so they’re happy together). (Sorry about the overabundance of quotation marks and parenthesis, I struggled a lot with my wording here; I tried my best to clarify any potentially unfortunate expressions that the metaphor might cause and I am so so so sorry if I still offended anyone, please tell me and I’ll correct the post immediately.)

Finally, apparently Carl Jung did an analysis of the fairy tale and according to him it represents a girl’s initiation to womanhood, the passage from the phase in which boys are disgusting to the phase in which boys become attractive and girls start wanting husbands. Which fits with Martino’s story as well.

Basically, Ludogato Bessevico leaves nothing to chance and Martino is the protagonist of the fairy tale, Emma is “the frog” that when kissed disappears and Niccolò is the prince charming who gets to marry the protagonist.

*This is the most common version of the story as far as I know, especially when it’s told to kids; the original version as written by the Grimm brothers is of course more gruesome: there’s no kiss, first of all, because the frog needs to be slammed against a wall in disgust to go back to being a prince; the frog asks the princess to live, eat and sleep with her instead of a kiss, but it is really ugly so the princess doesn’t want to hold up her end of the deal; the king (the princess’s father) forces her to fulfill the promise she made, so the princess has to deal with the frog shadowing her, eating from her plate and sleeping on her pillow for three days and nights before she gets the prince and there’s a bit at the end about another guy that no-one really cares about. This version has a few interesting points of potential connection to Skam Italia too: the same action being repeated three times before the prince appears just like Martino kisses Emma three times before getting his prince, the fact that the frog spends time with the princess and eats with her (hi clip 1.5 Radio Osvaldo! hi clip 2.5 Tabasco!) and of course the sleeping in the same bed (hi clip 5.1 Nel mio letto!); finally, it could be argued that in some ways there’s a parallel between the king forcing his daughter to hold up her promise and Giovanni “making” Emma kiss Martino, though the situation is reversed and the reasoning is pretty contorted. I haven’t seen Disney’s “the Princess and the Frog”, shame on me, but I read on Wikipedia they changed the story quite a bit as well, so I have no idea if there’s stuff that might have been taken from that as well.

[ryttu3k]

Okay! Inktober, how I’m doing it!

Rules

Draw a picture in ink. This includes pens (Staedtler Triplus Fineliners, etc) and markers (Crayola Supertips, Sharpies, highlighters).

Choose one prompt for each day from one of the lists below.

Post photos - and scans, if desired - each Sunday or Monday, after every 7 days.

Make a flipthrough video at the end.

No more than 15 fandom-related pictures. Practice your original art!

Prompts lists

Official lists: 2016, 2017, 2018

@dropthedrawing’s lists: 2018′s Jungle and Sword & Sorcery; 2017′s Space Travellers and Characters of the Forest

@cutiepatoodieart‘s witch list

@theamberalice‘s fandom AU list

@vinniedoesart‘s Halloween costume list

@robochai’s ‘sona list

Prompt list by day

Favourites in italics. For each day, bolding the ones I did.

1. Fast / Swift / Poisonous / The Bold Explorer / The Knight of Light / The Dreamer / The Old Man / Plants (witch) / Villain AU / Famous Painter costume / Witchsona

2. Noisy / Divided / Tranquil / The Bodyguard / The Knight of Shadows / The Alien Empress / The Forest Witch / Ocean (witch) / Superhero AU / Star Wars Character Costume / Trollsona

3. Collect / Poison / Roasted / The Native Guide / The Warrior Princess / The Engineer Girl / The Dryads / Tears (witch) / Retail Employee AU / Superhero Costume / Nomurasona

4. Hungry / Underwater / Spell / The Lost City / The River Maiden / The Rovers / The Ancient Wizard / Pumpkin (witch) / Warrior AU / Animal Costume / Birdsona

5. Sad / Long / Chicken / The Giant Snake / The Farmer's Daughter / The Old Scientist / The Lost Girls / Friendly Ghosts (witch) / Ghost Hunter AU / Disney Costume / Splatsona

6. Hidden / Sword / Drooling / The Leopard Man / The Thief / The Bounty Hunters / The Ancient Robot / Lingerie (witch) / Sports AU / Cartoon Character Costume / MVsona

7. Lost / Shy / Exhausted / The Jungle Kid / The Smithie's Son / The Sentient Being / The Woodsman / Black Cat (witch) / Hitman AU / 90s Icon Costume / Ducksona

8. Rock / Crooked / Star / The Monkey's Queen / The Drunken Warrior / The Space Priest / The Dreamer / Moon (witch) / Pirate AU / Mythic Being Costume / Plantsona

9. Broken / Screech / Precious / The Wicked Old Man / The Lady of the Blades / The Sisters / The Centaur / Tattoo (witch) / Office Worker AU / Pin Up Costume / Simpsona

10. Jump / Gigantic / Flowing / The Wolf-Pack / The Three Witches / The Alien Cat / The Snake / Clown (witch) / Ninja/Samurai AU / TV Character Costume / Cryptidsona

11. Transport / Run / Cruel / The Ancient Tree / The Wizard King / The God-Man / The Wolf Boy / Succulents (witch) / Age Swap AU / Famous Musician Costume / Sonicsona

12. Worried / Shattered / Whale / The Lost Kids / The Dragon Queen / The Clones / The Bear Clan / Frog (witch) / Cyberpunk AU / Historical Figure Costume / D&Dsona

13. Scared / Teeming / Guarded / The Mad Scientist / The Child Mage / The Space Wolf / The Birds / Whale (witch) / Celebrity AU / Comic Book Villain Costume / Goofsona

14. Tree / Fierce / Clock / The Jungle Princess / The Old Wizard / The Mercenary / The Grandmother / Domestic (witch) / Video Game AU / Video Game Hero Costume / Mersona

15. Relax / Mysterious / Weak / The Evil Poacher / The Barbarian Hero / The Lost Boy And Dog / The Prince / Couple (witch) / Spy AU / Movie Character Costume / Ponysona

16. Wet / Fat / Angular / The Giant Insect / The Barbarian Heroine / The Teenage Racers / The Elven Princess / Potion (witch) / Doctor/Nurse AU / Prince/ss Costume / Mascotsona

17. Battle / Graceful / Swollen / The Temple / The Time Traveller / The Old Planet / The Fae Girl / Cooking (witch) / Magical Girl/Boy AU / Insect Costume / Tarotsona

18. Escape / Filthy / Bottle / The Gorilla / The Undead Sorcerer / The Space Beast / The Shadow / Family (witch) / Gender Swap AU / Supernatural Being Costume / Quirksona

19. Flight / Cloud / Scorched / The Piranhas / The Old Dragon / The Imperial Assassin / The Hunter / Bunny (witch) / Royalty AU / Video Game Villain Costume / Crossona

20. Squeeze / Deep / Breakable / The Man-Eater / The Orc General / The Invaders / The Guardian / Cold (witch) / Space AU / Anime Character Costume / Fightsona

21. Big / Furious / Drain / The Carnivorous Plant / The Good Orc / The Dark Figure / The Lost Explorer / Hot (witch) / Mythological Creature AU / Witch Costume / Handsona

22. Little / Trail / Expensive / The Hidden Treasure / The Wicked Fae / The Intergalactic Family / The Monkey King / Rain (witch) / Thief AU / Disney Villain Costume / Gemsona

23. Slow / Juicy / Muddy / The Dinosaur / The Shapeshifting Girl / The Space Police / The River People / Watermelon (witch) / Angel/Demon AU / Pixar Character Costume / Garfsona

24. One Dozen / Blind / Chop / The Great River / The Giantess / The Prisoner / The Wreck / Pin-Up (witch) / Clothes Swap AU / Civic Worker Costume / Yugisona

25. Tired / Ship / Prickly / The River Sharks / The Warrior's Daughter / The Grandfather / The Cursed Knight / Friendship (witch) / Mermaid AU / Celebrity Costume / Fursona

26. Box / Squeak / Stretch / The Corroded Robot / The Paladin / The Child / The Beast / Freckles (witch) / Anthropomorphic AU / Magical Girl Costume / Forcesona

27. Creepy / Climb / Thunder / The Human Pet / The Strongman / The Shape Shifter / The Sphinx / Braid (witch) / College AU / Classic Monster Costume / Morphsona

28. Burn / Fall / Gift / The Sorceress / The Wandering Assassin / The Planet Eater / The Warrior / Curious (witch) / Western AU / Book Character Costume / Scoutsona

29. Surprise / United / Double / The Animal Whisperer / The Drunken Fistfighter / The Cruise Ship / The Young Wizard / Robot (witch) / Fairytale AU / High Fantasy Costume / WAsona

30. Wreck / Found / Jolt / The Ferals / The Samurai / The AI Ships / The Lioness / Familiar (witch) / Apocalypse AU / Steam/Cyberpunk Costume / New Yorker Cartoonsona / none of these!

31. Friend / Mask / Slice / The Bat-Boy / The Fighting Friar / The Benevolent Aliens / The Explorer / You (witch) / Steampunk AU / Era Dress Costume / How Could You Not Includesona / none of these!

List Representation

Official 2016: 2

Official 2017: 2

Official 2018: 6

Jungle: 2

Sword and Sorcery: 3

Space Travellers: 3

Characters of the Forest: 1

Witches: 6

Fandom AU: 2

Halloween Costume: 5

Sonas: 1