#robert tremaine

[izzythehutt]

Thinking about Justin Alastair and the dad from The Masqueraders being buddies during the Jacobite Rebellion and loling

[robertphilip]

The Philips & The Tremaines

[frogcoven99]

I hope we can all agree Enchanted did a better job celebrating Disney 100x better than Wish did.

[demigodofhoolemere]

Tribute to two of my earliest ships <3

[augustmoon259]

"Enchanted" Nancy Tremaine x Prince Edward

Nancy Tremaine was a hopeless romantic.

It had all started when she was growing up. As a child, she was acquainted with fairy tales of princes and princesses, magical creatures, and the romances or adventures of storybook heroes. Nancy liked the idea of marrying a prince and living happily ever after, just like those princesses.

But as she got older, that idea became less of a possibility, and more of a fantasy. The boys, and later men, that she dated, weren't princes - not even knights. And Nancy herself felt like she wasn't suited for the role of a fairy tale heroine anymore.

Fairy tale heroines didn't struggle through high school, and then college classes, to earn a degree in fashion design. They didn't have to work themselves to the bone getting their business off the ground, and then making sure that business stayed afloat.

Nancy wasn't that little girl who wanted to be a princess anymore. She had become a self-sufficient woman, the manager of her own design studio. She would be fine on her own, which was why she didn't need a prince - just someone who respected her.

Perhaps that's what drew her to Robert.

He was kind towards Nancy, but theirs was not a whirlwind romance. Disappointing as this might have been to a younger her, Nancy was satisfied with Robert. They both knew exactly what to expect from the other.

Which was why it was all the more shocking, after she arrived at Robert's apartment one morning, to find an unknown woman sprawled on top of him.

Nancy had left angrily, taking the cab to her studio. Robert sent dozens of apology texts afterwards. Part of her understood that Robert wasn't that kind of guy, but the other part didn't want to listen.

When a pair of doves, bearing heart shaped roses, and a ticket to the King and Queen's Ball, surprised Nancy, she was even more astounded to discover they were from Robert. The rest of Nancy's anger faded away, replaced by anticipation for the upcoming ball.

She and Robert danced, and generally had a good time. Nancy thought it'd be the end of the matter, until the redheaded woman, Giselle, showed up with her date Edward. And even though they had just met…

Nancy knew that he was like everything she imagined a fairy tale prince to be.

He graciously asked for her hand, and invited her to waltz with him. Nancy enjoyed dancing with Edward, but she couldn't help observing Robert and Giselle. Nancy politely excused herself, then proceeded to switch dance partners. She could tell though, Robert's mind was elsewhere.

The rest of the night's events happened in a flash: the arrival of Edward's step-mother, Giselle's poisoning, and finally, the defeat of the evil queen.

Not only did she have to accept that magic was actually real, but that Robert was happier with another woman. And they were perfect for each other! It was true love's kiss! How could Nancy argue against that? Giselle was even willing to fight a dragon to save Robert!

Yes, the best thing Nancy could do was wish for their happiness. But where did that leave her? On the floor of the ballroom, holding onto Giselle's forgotten shoe.

"Why so sad, beautiful lady?"

Edward kneeled and tilted his head slightly, his expression perplexed.

"She forgot her shoe… figures."

Nancy smiled ruefully at Edward. For a moment, he looked at the shoe in her hands, and then gently took it into his grasp. Edward gazed at Nancy, as he asked her,

"May I?"

She nodded, confused, but gave Edward her permission. To Nancy's amazement,

"It's a perfect fit."

Edward took her hands in his, and helped her to a standing position. Nancy looked at Edward, who was gazing at her with wonder, and she knew that she must be doing the same.

✦✦✦

One wedding later, Nancy Tremaine had officially become the new Queen of Andalasia.

Nancy could hardly believe that everything that had happened wasn't a dream. But when she woke up the next morning and pinched herself, she was still in bed with the most charming man she'd ever met.

She smiled, as she looked at the soundly sleeping Edward.

After the marriage and the after-party celebration, they had retired to the royal chambers. Contrary to her enthusiasm when following Edward to Andalasia, Nancy now felt calmer as the excitement wore off.

Of course she still felt delighted about being in a fairy tale, but Nancy had things to do before enjoying her happily ever after.

For one, she needed to sort out her affairs: the design studio, her apartment, the paperwork and legal procedures…

Nancy groaned, as she imagined all of the work that had to be done, just to make sure she wouldn't end up on New York's Missing Persons List.

Evidently, her groaning was loud enough to wake up Edward, as she could feel him stirring beside her. Edward yawned, rubbed his eyes, and then propped himself up to gaze at Nancy.

"Good morning, my beautiful queen!"

"Good morning to you as well, my handsome king."

Nancy smiled, but then her happiness faded after remembering that, yes, she was the queen now - which meant more work that needed to be done! Edward noticed Nancy's distress, and gently questioned her.

"My love, what's wrong?"

"Well, I… I was just thinking of my home, Edward."

"Your home? The kingdom of castles in the sky?"

Nancy looked puzzled for a moment at what Edward could be alluding to. Then, she felt a light bulb go off in her head.

"Oh, you mean the buildings! Yes, I was thinking about New York City."

"What an odd place it was! So many steel beasts! And yet, no one seemed happy when I freed them from the clutches of those nefarious creatures!"

"Okay, if I'm understanding you correctly, which I'm pretty sure I am, you're talking about cars? Or buses? And how exactly did you free them, Edward?"

"Why, stabbing the beast with my sword!"

Nancy sat up in shock, her eyes wide, after she heard Edward's response.

"Oh my God, Edward! You can't do that! Someone could have gotten hurt!"

"But Nancy, they were unharmed!"

"For goodness sake, Edward, of course they were! Those weren't beasts! They were armored carriages used to transport people!"

Nancy sighed, trying to relax herself. She closed her eyes and opened them again, glancing at Edward, who had a kicked puppy look on his face. Nancy couldn't stand to see him unhappy, so she decided to forgive him. But she would make sure that Edward was well informed the next time he visited Earth.

"Well, it's hardly your fault that you don't know what cars are. But promise me you'll never attack someone with a sword again, okay?"

"I promise, my love!"

Nancy giggled at how quickly Edward bounced back. She wondered how to explain to Edward what was on her mind.

"Anyway, I was just thinking about what I needed to do back home. If I don't deal with them, I can't stay with you in Andalasia…"

Last night, Nancy and Edward had talked with each other until they both fell asleep. Edward had apologized to Nancy that they could not go on a "date" before marrying each other. So they proceeded to talk about their likes and dislikes, their interests, and other topics that came up in their conversation. Nancy was happy that Edward was so different from Robert.

Robert was a good man, but it was hard for him to open up to her. Nancy now understood that Robert was coming off of a bad marriage, and a partner who had left him alone to care for their daughter. As for her, she was a busy career woman, who was also dealing with the unexpected loss of her single mother.

At that time, Nancy and Robert functioned as the stable presence that the other needed in their lives. But it wasn't the right moment for them to fall in love. Maybe that's why it was so easy for Robert to fall in love with Giselle, and for Nancy to fall in love with Edward.

"So, if magic exists, you wouldn't happen to know any fairy godmothers, would you, Edward? Or even just a fairy?"

"As a matter of fact, my dear Nancy, there's something I would like to show you later!"

Edward and Nancy got out of bed, and rang for the servants to help them prepare for the day. After getting dressed, Nancy joined Edward in the dining room for breakfast. Once they finished, they briefly met with a royal advisor to hear about the ongoing work in the castle, now that Narissa was gone.

Finally, Edward led Nancy to a nondescript door in the castle. When he placed his hand on its surface, there was a flash of light, and Nancy could see something akin to a lock being opened.

Inside the room was a wand on a dais. The wand was sculpted from golden brown wood, with ornate carvings on its handle.

"Wow! Is this a magic wand?"

"Not just any wand, but an Andalasian Wishing Wand! Or simply, a Wand of Wishes."

"You can make wishes? Edward, that's wonderful! Are there rules on how to use it?"

"Only that you must be a true son or daughter of Andalasia."

"That's too bad then… I wasn't born in Andalasia…"

Edward chuckled, and Nancy blushed, as she wondered what Edward thought was so funny.

"My dear, but you are a daughter of Andalasia! You married me, a son, which makes you a daughter of Andalasia."

Nancy gasped, as she realized that Edward was right.

Walking up to the dais, Nancy gingerly picked up the wand, and gave it an experimental wave. Deciding to start with an easy wish, she remembered her phone, which she had thrown away during the wedding.

"I wish… I had my phone, perfectly still intact."

For a moment, nothing happened. But then, Nancy could feel something materialize in her hand, the one that wasn't holding onto the wand.

She gasped for the second time that day. In Nancy's hand was her old phone - not a single crack to be seen!

"It works! It really works!"

Nancy jumped into Edward's arms, and he responded by enthusiastically hugging her.

"Thank you so much for this, Edward! With a magic wand, anything is possible, even in New York!"

She stepped back, and anxiously met Edward's gaze.

"Will you be alright while I'm gone? Can you manage things in the kingdom alone?"

"It's a daunting task, to be sure. But that's what the royal advisors and council are for! To support the king and queen of Andalasia."

Nancy saw how confident Edward was, and knew that she had nothing to worry about. She gave Edward one last embrace, and then wished that she was in New York.

✦✦✦

According to her wish, Nancy found herself standing in her apartment.

Everything was just as she left it, right before she had gone to the ball with Robert. Nancy decided to change out of her queenly dress, and into a more casual outfit. Afterwards, she dug through her belongings to find her important documents.

Nancy had wondered what to do regarding her design studio. Not only was it a product of years of hard work, she had to consider her employees who would be out of a job if Nancy suddenly retired.

This left Nancy in a predicament. If the design studio was here to stay, then who would manage it?

Someone who'd know about Nancy's circumstances… Someone who was aware of magic. More importantly, someone who had a keen eye for fashion.

Only one person came to mind - Giselle. Nancy had noticed that the redheaded woman looked beautiful, in her purple halter dress, the night of the ball. Perhaps it was a stretch, but Nancy didn't exactly have many options at the moment.

Gathering her documents in one arm, Nancy left to head towards Robert's apartment. When she got there, Nancy steeled herself, and then knocked on the door. She waited in the hallway, until she heard footsteps approaching.

"I'm so sorry, I'm a bit busy at the moment… Nancy?!"

Robert stood at the door, with a shocked expression on his face. He was wearing a business suit, with the jacket off, leaving him in just a dress shirt.

"Hi, Robert. Mind if I come in?"

"O-of course not…"

Robert moved aside to allow Nancy into his apartment. She looked around, searching for Giselle, and stopped at the sight of a certain man.

"You're… Edward's manservant, Nathaniel?"

"Oh! My lady, how nice it is to see you again."

Nathaniel stood up from the couch where he had been sitting, and bowed at Nancy.

"Um, you don't need to do that…"

"Don't I? Are you not Prince Edward's beloved?"

"How did you…?"

Nancy was surprised that Nathaniel was aware of her and Edward's relationship.

"I saw you two at the ball. You returned with him to Andalasia."

"…Nathaniel told me about what happened with you and Prince Edward. I'm - I'm sorry for hurting you, Nancy…"

"It's okay, Robert. I'm happy for you and Giselle, truly. I've had some time to think about our relationship, and, well, I think we're better off as just friends."

She gave Robert a small smile, and Robert smiled back uncertainly. Nancy walked towards a chair in the living room, then sat down. She noticed that the table in front of the couch was full of papers. Nancy questioned Robert, and he explained that he was working with Nathaniel to get him citizenship in the US.

Nancy realized she had forgotten that Nathaniel, Giselle, and Edward weren't US citizens. Without that, Giselle couldn't manage her design studio.

She asked Robert again, how long it would take for all of the paperwork to go through. He shook his head exasperatedly, and said it would take months at the least. He also had to worry about Giselle's citizenship. Nancy smirked, and took out the magic wand in her purse.

"I think I have the solution to both of our problems."

"Is that… a stick?"

Robert looked skeptical, until Nancy wished that Nathaniel and Giselle were citizens of the United States. On the table appeared passports, birth certificates, and other documents for both Nathaniel and Giselle. Robert examined the passport for Giselle, and was amazed to find that it looked like a real passport.

After he finished examining the passport, Robert stared at Nancy and the wand in her hand. Not knowing what else to do, Nancy put the wand back into her purse.

"So, magic wishing wand… it says a lot, that this isn't even the weirdest thing that's happened to me. How do we know these documents are real though?"

"Well, you could try looking them up on the internet? Try looking for when Giselle 'graduated' high school."

Robert took Nancy's advice, and grabbed his laptop to look up the school that Giselle had "graduated" from. He found a yearbook on the school's website, and when he opened it, he saw Giselle's photo along with the other graduates.

"Hold on… so the magic wand altered reality?"

"It's true, Sir Robert. In my mind, there exists memories that did not exist before. And a life that I previously had not led…"

Nathaniel seemed to be somewhere else, as his gaze focused on something that Robert and Nancy couldn't see.

"If that's happened to Nathaniel, then Giselle…"

There was frantic knocking on Robert's front door, and Robert hurried over to open it. Giselle was panting, and Morgan worriedly stood by her.

"Oh, Robert, it's terrible! I arrived here with Morgan after going out to the park, but when we came back, I felt a sudden rush of memories! But, but, they aren't my memories! At least, I don't think they are! So we ran up to your apartment as quickly as possible, and… oh my!"

Giselle covered her mouth when she spotted Nancy, and Nancy awkwardly stood up to wave at Giselle.

"Hi? Sorry about that! I kind of made a wish for you and Nathaniel to have new lives here on Earth…"

"Really?! Thank you so much, Ms. Nancy!"

"Please, call me Nancy - oof!"

Nancy's breath left her lungs after Giselle enthusiastically hugged her. They separated, and Nancy could feel herself taking in oxygen again. Meanwhile, Giselle was eagerly examining her shiny new passport. Nancy remembered the documents she had brought with her.

"I have another surprise for you, Giselle. You see, I'm a fashion designer, which means I make clothing for other people. And I run my own… shop. I sell the clothes I make to people who want to buy them. I need someone to take my place now that I'll be living in Andalasia, and I think that person should be you."

Giselle raptly paid attention to Nancy's words, and she covered her mouth again when she heard this shocking news.

"M- me? B-but, how can I accept, especially with what happened at the ball…!"

Giselle was crying, both tears of happiness and regret, as she felt underserving of Nancy's generosity.

"No, please don't cry Giselle! I'm doing fine now! Robert and I have agreed to just be friends, and Edward gives you and Robert his blessings."

The redheaded woman brushed her tears away, and smiled at Nancy. She whispered her thanks to Nancy again, and then went to the bathroom to wash her face. Nancy handed Robert the documents that she had brought with her.

"Here you go, Robert. This is everything you need for the design studio. I've included the deed of transfer of business ownership, which I've signed and dated. You'll need to get Giselle to sign it, and then go to have it officially notarized."

"This is amazing, Nancy! You've done so much for all of us today…"

"Like I told Giselle, you really don't need to thank me. Besides, you still have a lot of work ahead of you. Teach Giselle how to run her own business, and also how to live in New York. Oh, and please don't let wild animals near other people without properly sanitizing and training them first."

Nancy frowned when she remembered conversing with the woodland animals at her wedding. She learned from them more about Giselle's past, and how she was an orphan abandoned in the forest to be raised by them.

Giving Robert, Nathaniel, Morgan, and Giselle one last goodbye, Nancy headed to her (former) studio. It would still be open today, since she left her assistant, May, in charge of running the place whenever she was gone.

Arriving at the studio, Nancy greeted the secretary at the front. Then, she went to find May, who was deep in a conversation with one of the designers.

"May! I have great news to share with you!"

"Nancy?! Oh my gosh, what are you doing here? You weren't supposed to come in for a couple more days!"

May looked pleasantly surprised to see Nancy.

"Yes, yes, about that… something happened at the ball, something big."

"You're telling me! I heard all about it on the tv! Man, those actors did a really great job with their performances. And that dragon was soooo realistic!"

Nancy was amused to hear that everyone at the ball thought the events of the night had been fake.

"That's big news, yes, but not what I want to talk to you about. May, I'm leaving the design studio."

"What?! You are?! Isn't this too sudden….?!"

May grabbed Nancy's hands, and squeezed them anxiously.

"I know how this sounds, but you were right May. I never actually gave up on my dream of finding a fairytale prince. And, well, I've found him. He's different from Robert, in all the right ways. For once in my life, I want to be spontaneous. And hey, if this doesn't work out, I can always come back to New York."

Unbeknownst to May, Nancy was being literal. If things didn't pan out in Andalasia, Nancy could always go back to Earth, maybe even start a new business.

Nancy and May shared a heartfelt embrace, as May wished Nancy the best in her future endeavors. Nancy thanked her, and told her about how she'd already found a replacement for the studio. That being said, it would take months for Giselle to be ready, which was enough time for the employees to finish the designs from customers who had already ordered. Meanwhile, the studio would no longer be accepting new commissions from customers.

May was not only in charge of the employees, she would eventually help Giselle adjust to her new role as boss.

Before going back to her apartment, Nancy walked to Home Depot to buy a pair of high visibility safety vests, and hardhats. She and Edward would need these whenever they visited New York through the wishing well/ manhole. Nancy also went to a clothing store to buy a casual outfit for Edward.

Nancy ate a small meal for herself, and then returned to her apartment.

Glancing around, Nancy smiled mischievously. She knew that she would have to return the wand when she was back in Andalasia. For now though, there was one last wish she could make.

"I wish my purse was bottomless, so it could fit anything I wanted inside, without affecting its appearance on the outside."

Nancy waited for the magic to be cast, and then got to work stuffing things from her apartment into her bag. Books, articles of clothing, technology - everything she wanted to bring with her, she stored inside her purse.

Deciding that this was enough, Nancy held onto the wishing wand, and wished that she was back in Andalasia.

✦✦✦

Time passed, and Nancy adjusted to her rule as Queen. Running a kingdom was like running her design studio, except on hard mode.

She ensured that everyone had relatively equal opportunities, that the kingdom's budget was being handled appropriately, and that non-human creatures could have a say in what laws and ordinances were passed.

Nancy also learned that in Andalasia, no one ate meat. Nancy was glad that she was already a vegetarian back on Earth. It was actually rather enlightening for her to learn that animals in Andalasia weren't like animals back on Earth. There weren't any carnivorous animals at all, and even animals who appeared to be carnivores, like owls, could subsist entirely on fruits, veggies, and plants.

She had a theory that the magic of this fairytale world made it so animals evolved differently, and that they could live in harmony together.

Because animals here were able to communicate with humans, humans needed to trade and barter with them for supplies. For example, if one wanted wool, they would barter with the sheep. No animals were domesticated as livestock in Andalasia. Some preferred living in the wild, while others didn't mind interacting with humans.

It was fascinating to Nancy, and she enjoyed learning new things everyday. While it was easy to deal with the animals, it was harder for Nancy to reason with entities like dragons or trolls.

Trolls, as it turns out, liked to chase humans. It was a sport for them to pretend to scare humans into thinking they'd eat them. This led Edward and other "troll hunters" into actually believing the trolls would eat them, if they didn't catch them first. After tying the troll up, they'd send the troll to do work like mining.

Nancy was frightened when she met the first troll Edward had caught since her time in Andalasia. She reminded herself though that this was unlikely to be the last time she'd meet a troll. So she steeled herself and attempted to communicate with it.

To her surprise, the troll actually spoke to her. He answered slowly and awkwardly, but Nancy could understand him. So Nancy decided to ask him questions, like why trolls "ate" humans. Apparently, no one had ever actually questioned a troll.

The troll, named Fred, told Nancy that trolls liked to chase things. It was in their instincts to chase after fast, moving objects - like humans. Nancy inquired after what happened to the trolls in the mines, and she also found out that the trolls actually liked mining. It was good for them to focus on the labor intensive work, as it required them to use their strength.

So it was really a big misunderstanding all along! Humans and trolls didn't communicate, which was why people misconstrued an activity of the trolls as trying to eat them. Trolls needed an output for their natural instincts, but otherwise, they could be well meaning citizens of Andalasia.

Nancy brokered peace with the trolls, and gradually, more trolls integrated themselves into jobs like law enforcement.

A year passed, and Nancy was proud of herself of how much progress she'd made in that year. She was a queen who was respected and loved by her people, none more so than her husband Edward.

Nancy was grateful for Edward being by her side, as they learned how to rule the kingdom together. Edward knew when to be prideful, but also when to be humble and earnest. Nancy could not forget how he and other "troll hunters" had apologized to the trolls for hunting them (and vice versa).

She wanted to do something special for Edward, since it would be their one year anniversary together.

Edward had shown Nancy his "memory tree", which was a tree planted in the royal gardens. It contained all of the memories of the royal family. Memories of what they held near and dear to their hearts.

Nancy planned to meet Edward at this tree, and do something she had never done before in Andalasia - sing.

She wasn't a bad singer, but Nancy had only ever sung in school choirs and parties. She didn't think that she could pull off what everyone from Andalasia did so effortlessly - proclaiming to the world about her innermost thoughts and desires. But for Edward, she would try.

On the night of their anniversary, Nancy led Edward to a table she had set up underneath the shade of the willow tree. They dined together, and laughed about their memories of the past year.

Nancy gazed at the wonderful man who was her husband, and she could feel something stirring in her heart. In that moment, she knew what she would say.

[sweetpotato-schvitzie]

Ayo, what if Nancy was the one to find Giselle?

Like, she’d still be dating Robert, feeling that twinge of disappointment because it’s as if they stayed with him because it’s what is done, with the addition of comphet and amatonormativity(Robert’s talk with his daughter about Nancy comes off as both tbh)

Maybe she’s on her way home from work or to a date, but then she finds Giselle on that gotdamn billboard! And she’s like “oh no, dear FUCK, random disoriented lady!” And there’s an urgency because Giselle doesn’t have a phone, she doesn’t know where she is, and Nancy’s wondering if something, like, happened to her!

Somehow, she gets her to her apartment. Robert calls and she answers quickly, talking about what happened and how she can’t just leave her alone, at least not right now.

Giselle asks about the magic speaking card, Nancy, visibly concerned, explains what it is and who she was talking to.

“Your prince?”

“Boyfriend.”

“Boy…friend?”

“Uhm…” and she scrambles for an old-timey word. “We are courting. Milady.” And she just sighs. “Five years.”

Still, Giselle’s eyes are sparkling with excitement and Nancy can’t feel down for long. In fact, she asks her about her ‘prince’ and while Giselle infodumps, describing the literal song pouring from her heart, Nancy finds herself swept in, a stirring in her heart already.

And a lot of it is the same, except Giselle is playing off of a recovering theater kid who learns to nourish her inner whimsy. And gayness.

[irrelevant-ramblings]

okay super late to the party but finally watched Disenchanted, mainly bc queen idina menzel was in it and also queen amy adams AND maya rudolph.

anyway so i have questions about nancy, actually? like i really want to know how miss no nonsense, i run a fashion boutique in new york city just up and decided you know what, screw all this, i’m moving to a fantasy kingdom? like what kind of life was she leading before this and how bad did it have to be for her to just leave everything behind? did she not have friends and family?

also how did her and edward fall in love? how did she go from practical street smart new york woman to the one we see in Disenchanted?

it was a pretty good sequel tho and “the flowers on your dress bring out the… other flowers on your dress” is 100% something i would say as someone who’s main goal in life is to become a flower growing druid lmao.

[hitchell-mope]

One day more by the majority of the cast

Verna: One day more

Another day, another destiny

This never-ending road to “Calvary”

All those who seem to know my crime

Will surely come a second time

One day more

(The screen lightens on the lake)

Ben: I did not live until that day

How could I live if we are parted?

Verna (in split screen): One day more

Bal: Tomorrow we’ll be miles away

But with you my world.

It started

(The screen lightens on the Lost Revenge)

Uma: One more day all on my own

(The screen lightens on devie’s suite)

Devie: Will we ever meet again?

Uma (in split screen): One more day with him not caring

Devie: I was born to be with you

Uma: What a life I might have known

Devie: And I swear I will be true

Uma: But he’ll never see me there

(The screen lightens on the R.O.A.R arena where Lonnie and Gil are walking through the rows of recruits, inspecting their fighting skills one last time)

Lonnie: One more day before the storm

(The screen lightens on the depot)

Anthony: Do I follow where they go?

Gil (in split screen): At the barricades of freedom

Anthony: Should I join my cousin there?

Lonnie: When our ranks begin to form

Anthony: Do I stay or do I dare?

Gil: Will you take your place with me?

The recruits: The time is now

The day is here

Verna: One day more

(The screen lightens on the isle and the villains)

Adam: One day more to revolution

Audreficent: We will nip it in the bud

Adam: We'll be ready for his school chums

Audreficent: We will wet ourselves in their blood

Verna (in split screen): One day more

Hook: Watch 'em run amuck

Ursula: Catch 'em as they fall

Both: Never know your luck

When there's a free for all

Jafar: Here a little dip

Queen of hearts: There a little touch

Both: All of them are goners

So they won't miss much

(The screen lightens on jaylos’s suite)

Carlos: One day to a new beginning

Jay: Raise the flag of freedom high

(On the island)

Audreficent: Oh you know I will be queen

The villains: Yes we know you will be queen

Carlos: There's a new world for the winning

Jay: There's a new world to be won

(At the depot)

Anastasia (in amazement at the sound all around her): Do you hear the people sing?

(Anthony gets out of the limo he’s been using)

Anthony: My place is here

I’ll fight with you

Verna: One day more

(At this point the screen splits into eight equal pieces)

Bal: I did not live until that day

Devie: Tomorrow you'll be worlds away

Jaylos: But with you my world it started

Uma: One more day all on my own

Adam: We will kill these people's heroes

Audreficent: We will follow where they go

Adam: We all know their little secrets

Audreficent: know the things they know!

Verna: One day more!

Jafar: Watch 'em run amuck

Ursula: Catch 'em as they fall

Hook: Never know your luck

Queen of Hearts: When there's a free-for-all

Adam: One more day to revolution

Audreficent: We will nip it in the bud

Adam: We'll be ready for his school chums

Verna: Tomorrow is the judgement day

Tomorrow isn’t far away

Tomorrow is the judgement day

All: Tomorrow we'll discover

What the gods in heaven have in store!

One more dawn

One more day

One day more!

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Music & Silence by Rose Tremain

So, the person that recommended the Robert Harris Cicero trilogy to me, which I adored (Imperium https://www.tumblr.com/joebloggshere/679458295216570368/imperium-by-robert-harris-i-really-enjoyed-this - Lustrum https://www.tumblr.com/joebloggshere/692367732075790336/lustrum-by-robert-harris-the-second-book-of-the - Dictator https://www.tumblr.com/joebloggshere/704238607209218048/dictator-by-robert-harris-wow-the-third-book-in ) also highly recommended this book to me. Although Rose Tremain is not one of my favourite authors I thought I would give it a go.

What can I say, other than it is an interesting book about Denmark in the sixteen hundreds but I just didn’t love it. Sorry. There is some excellent writing, some interesting vignettes but as a whole I was not satisfied.

Having said that my friend has reread this book several times as has his wife and it won the Whitbread Novel Award in 1999 together with many amazing accolades, so I am obviously missing something here.

Why don’t you give it a go and see what you think?

[megankoumori]

In defense of a "Wicked Stepmother":

Sarah's Stepmother in "Labyrinth", named Irene in tie-in media, only gets about a minute of screen time before Sarah rushes off to her room in a soaked snit. Fanfic writers usually turn her into an evil bitch and even the manga sequel, "Return to Labyrinth", has her cold and abusive to Toby, her biological child. But here's the thing...

I think Sarah's mother gets a bum rap.

Dressing nicely for an evening out and having mild conflict with a teenager does not a Lady Tremaine make. And as someone who actually lived with a narcissistic, manipulative, emotionally abusive stepfather, I can tell you that Irene doesn't even come close to wicked step parent territory.

Backstory first. It's never spoken of in the film, but clues in Sarah's room tell us that her real mother is a stage actress who abandoned her and her father for another actor. Sarah idolizes her mother and tries to emulate her with play acting. Sarah's father met and married Irene sometime after Linda ran off, and Sarah, who thinks her mom walks on water, resents the hell out of Irene for taking her place. A place that Linda abandoned for another man.

She couldn't help it. He looked like David Bowie.

Let's look at her first alledged transgression. She won't let Merlin into the house. Instead she orders him into the garage. Heartless, we assume because we all love dogs and only the most soulless of monsters don't. But slow down. She didn't leave him out in the rain. She put him in the garage. Furthermore, Merlin is an Old English Sheepdog. Is he a nice dog? Sure, but he's also a breed that's notorious for being high maintenance and hard to keep clean and right now he's soaking wet and filthy. Irene isn't being cruel, she's trying to keep him from ruining the carpet.

So now Sarah and Irene are in the house about to have their confrontation. "Sarah, you're an hour late..."

Sarah lost track of time. Sarah is the one who screwed up. Irene has every right to be frustrated. For all we know, she and Robert were supposed to see a movie or meet someone and Sarah's tardiness wrecks their plans. Note, please, that while she is frustrated, she's not even yelling. My mom would have screamed bloody murder and then held it over my head for weeks.

"Your father and I go out very rarely..."

"You go out every single weekend!"

There is no way to confirm who is right on this. I will say Sarah is the one prone to hysterics and exaggeration, so it's not looking good for her.

"And I ask you to babysit only if it won't interfere with your plans."

I ask. Irene asks. She doesn't demand, and she doesn't expect Sarah to give up her previous plans.

"Well how would you know what my plans are? You don't even ask me anymore!"

Sarah, you were LARPing in a park by yourself. Furthermore, with the storm you would have gone home anyway.

"Well I assume you would tell me if you had a date. I'd like it if you had a date. You should have dates at your age."

Irene doesn't want Sarah to be a Cinderella stuck at home every night. She wants her to go out and have a social life. This is literally the opposite of the bedtime story Sarah tells Toby later.

Also, "I'd assume you tell me..." Irene might not be wording it in the best way here, but she wants Sarah to communicate with her. She wants them to have a relationship.

Then Robert enters the scene. "Sarah, you're home. We were worried about you."

WE were worried. As in both he and Irene. You think that's the reason she was waiting on the porch? Because their sixteen year old daughter is an hour past when she said she'd be home and now it's raining and getting dark?

It's not like she'd ever talk to a stranger.

Sarah runs up the stairs in a snit, not even acknowledging her father and leaving Irene dismayed. "She treats me like a wicked stepmother in a fairy story no matter what I say." Her voice isn't angry, it's hurt. She's making an effort to reach Sarah, but nothings working. She can't break through the tantrums and the anger and the hero worship of Linda.

Sarah is a fantasy junkie. It's all over her room. Her books are all fairy tales. Her dog and her teddy bear are named after figures from Arthurian legend. But she's wrapped herself in a different kind of fantasy, a toxic one. One where Irene, well meaning and kind, is one of the evil stepmothers from her fairytale books, while Linda is good and virtuous like one of the dead moms at the beginning. Except Linda isn't dead. She's shtupping a costar.

Part of Sarah's coming of age and maturity is rejecting Jareth, the stand in for her mother's lover and therefore finally rejecting following her mother's selfish path. We see her finally let go of Linda by putting her picture and clippings in the drawer. Hopefully, the next morning, after she picks the confetti out of her hair, she'll finally be able to start over with Irene.

[venussaidso]

𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐥, 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐩𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞, 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫-𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐨𝐭.

Kathryn Merteuil from Cruel Intentions is portrayed by Ketu natives. Sarah Michelle Gellar, Amy Adams, and now Sarah Catherine Hook.

Characters that I randomly thought would be Kathryn Merteuil's daughters, just so happen to be played by Ketuvians; particularly known for having manipulative, cunning, power-driven personalities.

This relentless pursuit for power and control extends to other Ketu characters. I have explored this theme already in my Ketu Dominant Themes post, I just didn't use female characters as my examples.

Cersei Lannister is an extreme version of this archetype, set in this non-modern, brutal world in Game of Thrones, known for her psychopathy.

Being extremely ruthless and cunning, with a thirst for power and control and an unchecked ambition, it doesn't come as a surprise that she is portrayed by a fire sign native Lena Headey (Venus nakshatras share these themes, as well).

Reminded me of Cate Blanchett's character from Cinderella, Lady Tremaine, who has a desire for control and maintaining power. She is absolutely heartless and cruel.

The same actress also played Hela who driven by power, is absolutely cunning and even more ruthless, possessing this superiority complex.

Having this deep desire to dominate and conquer, it comes as no surprise that the actress has an Aries stellium; proving it true that the rashi comes first, as the signs alone can be known for these negative, power-seeking traits. These fiery traits in the Ketu section are specifically exaggerated. The Ketu rulership seems to not only exaggerate the traits of the fire rashis, but darken them too. Technically; Ashwini is Dark!Aries, Magha is basically Dark!Leo and Mula is just Dark!Sagittarius lmaoo.

Just shortly describing Hela's Ashwini traits, I thought of Azula, who is voiced by Magha Sun Grey DeLisle.

Having a fiery determination and borderline exaggerated Leo traits; much like Hela, she is obsessed with being domineering. Known for being cunning, extremely ruthless and driven by power and control.

Another Hela-type character is the formidable antagonist, Artemisia, played by double Ketu native Eva Green in 300: Rise of an Empire.

Similar to Azula, she is driven by vengeance and is relentless about it. She is extremely strategic and power-hungry, seeking dominance over others and causing destruction.

Both Magha ASC Eva Green and Magha Moon Katie McGrath played the character Morgana, though with different arcs.

Eva Green's version of the character is more overtly power-driven and manipulative, as she has a double whammy effect of the Ketu nakshatras. While Katie McGrath's portrayal is her journey to villainy as she grows a thirst for vengeance and power, becoming a formidable force in the series.

Madison Montgomery from AHS: Coven! Played by Mula native Emma Roberts, she is undeniably ruthless and chaotic.

She seeks power & status in the witch world, being cunning, mean-spirited and manipulative.

In the same season, AHS: Coven, we also have the ruthless and powerful, vengeful witch Marie Laveau played by Magha Sun Angela Bassett. She means to assert her place in the world, embodying LEGACY (Magha nakshatra nod, much like Azula who strongly represents legacy and her ancestors).

And alongside her is Ashwini native Jessica Lange playing Fiona Goode, another ruthless, cunning Ketuvian/Fire sign character obsessed with power, youth and maintaining superiority over others.

Speaking of power-hungry witches; Ashwini Moon native Kathryn Hahn plays Agatha Harkness, who has a lust for power and control, finding herself completely fixated on Scarlet Witch's powers and wanting to gain control over such an immense force to master it within herself.

Magha Moon Helena Bonham Carter played the Queen of Hearts in Alice in Wonderland, the character having a very fiery temper and an obsession with control. The Leo characteristics being exaggerated by the nodal rulership, she has an oversized ego and an extreme sense of self-importance, ready to inflict punishment on those who slight her.

A far lighter, less sinister, version of this Ketu archetype, is the Evil Queen in Mirror Mirror, played by Magha Moon Julia Roberts.

She still fits this highly manipulative, power-hungry archetype, her motivations rooted in status and control over the kingdom.

These characters thriving on power and control speaks to the emptiness and wounds they hold within. People who naturally possess power do not seek it, yet it seems to be a theme for these Ketuvians to be hungry for it. As if there's a beast inside of them that wants to suck things in and conquer, which makes sense for the Ketu x Jupiter polarity as Jupiter has excess to give out and Ketu wants to possess it (as I've talked about Ketu constantly absorbing things & people intentionally or not). The more cunning portrayals show how these characters live through their domineering force, deliberately using it to pull things under their control; ready to combat any outside forces that mean to take away their status and things that signify power to them. This combativeness is specifically shown in Ashwini Moon Blair Waldolf who becomes very combative when threatened. I believe people forget that Ketu alone is different from Ketu nakshatras. The fire signs will always remind you that they're fire signs, that's why observations like "Ketu nakshatra people have zero ambition and only seek spirituality and they represent nothing" is a completely one-sided statement and a disregard to how the houses and signs ruling these nakshatras operate. If this observation were the case, then I wonder what the Ketu gold-digging archetype implies if not everything I talked about.

[robertphilip]

UH MY HEAD IS SPINNING. TWO NEVER BEFORE SEEN ENCHANTED SCENES JUST DROPPED AND NO ONE TOLD ME??????????????????????

THE LONG LOST EDWARD & NANCY DUET HAS BEEN RELEASED ???????????? AND ROBERT NARRATING THE ENDING IS REAL ???????????????????

[thatliminal-wanderer]

James Talloran (SCP Foundation) ID Pack

Self Indulgent

Names

Achlys, Afanasy, Amarantha, Ambrose, Amets, Andulbaith, Anwir, Atropos, Baqa, Batin, Behemoth, Bhim, Brian, Brianna, Clive, Dante, Dari, David, Deirdre, Desdemona, Devamayi, Dolores, Dursley, Elam, Erebos, Frank, Fungus, Garridan, Gary, Gediminas, Harlan, Horace, Ialu, Illusia, Kalma, Lloyd, Lola, Mallory, Max, Mike, Mirage, Mite, Mold, Phobos, Raquel, Rat, Robert, Shambari, Shark, Shawn, Shivani, Sony, Stephen, Stuart, Timor, Tremaine, Trepid, Voros

Pronouns

3999/3999s, [redacted]/[redacted]s, blank/blanks, day/days, decay/decays, empty/emptys, fake/faker, fear/fears, glitch/glitches, h-/h-m, hush/hushes, hx/hxm, ill/illusion/illusions, imm/immortal/immortals, infi/infinite/infinites, loop/loops, missing/missings, paranoid/paranoids, pray/prays, prey/preys, sta/static/statics, stuck/stucks, tick/tock, un/uns, unreal/unreals, void/voids, ⌛️/⌛️s, ⏳/⏳s, 🌀/🌀s, 🌪️/🌪️s, 🎭/🎭s, 🐀/🐀s, 🐁/🐁s, 🐇/🐇s, 👁️/👁️s, 👤/👤s, 👥/👥s, 🔇/🔇s, 🔪/🔪s, 😶/😶s, 😶‍🌫️/😶‍🌫️s, 🙏/🙏s, 🚫/🚫s, 🛐/🛐s, 🪫/🪫s, 🫥/🫥s

Titles

3999’s Favorite Subject, 3999’s Victim, Researcher of SCP-3999, The One Stuck With SCP-3999, The One Stuck in A Loop, The One That Will Die To Stop This, The One Who Has Forgotten Who [prn] Are/Is, The One Who Is Tortured For The Wellbeing of Others, The One Who Is but Also Isn’t, The One Who’s Body Is Torn to Shreds, The Paranoid Researcher, The Researcher Who Should’ve Died, [prn] Who Dies Over and Over, [prn] Who Misses [prns] Partner, [prn] Who Was Taken By SCP-3999

Genders

3999skipic, Agonylexic, Amourdeathia, Arcesia, Bodyhorroric, Brokinadinic, CeneverhappenSCPic, Deadmangender, Deadmc/Deadprotag, Deathgender, Decaybodyhorroric, Denigrafacieic, Devamortique, Doomnarraprotag/Doomnarramc, Drtallorangender, Endtimion, Foundationsource, Impostoria, Liminoptium, Morieous, Multiversespiralic, Notboy, Paracnous, Relunctmaincharic, Scp3999gender, Talloranpersic, Timelicorruptix, Unrealen, Violideathic, Viscurse, Webhorroric

Other mogai

Aldercormangic, Deadvesil, Foundationhearthic, Spiralline, Timevesi

[hannahhook7744]

Descendants name headcanons;

Elle Athanasiou (daughter of Prince Eric and Ariel).

Arabella Athanasiou (niece of Prince Eric and Ariel).

Henry (de Vil) Crowley (the kid with white hair that may or may not be related to Carlos from Carlos' Scavenger hunt).

Hayden 'Hadie' Athanasiou.

Hyllus 'Herkie' Amphitryon Tiryn-Theban-Athanasiou of Argolis.

Benjamin 'Ben' Florian Léandre.

Maleficent Bertha Fae || turns to Malanie 'Mal' Bertha Fae-Athanasiou || when she is able to change her name.

Princess Geneviève ‘Evie’ Evelyn Grimhilde-Westergaard Of The Southern Isles.

Jakeem 'Jay' Al-Jazira.

Jadeana 'Jade' Al-Jazira.

Harrison 'Harry' Hook.

Chadwick 'Chad' Charming.

Audrea 'Audrey' Rose.

Uma Athanasiou.

Jehanne 'Jane' Fae.

Li 'Lonnie' Lan-Lei.

Li 'Li Shang Jr/Lil Shang' Shaiming.

LeFou Deux 'Lee' Beaumont.

Pino 'Pin' Liddell.

Allison 'Ally' Liddell.

Gillian 'Gil' LeGume.

Gaston 'Bronze' Legume III.

Gaston 'Junior' Legume Jr.

Frederique 'Freddie' Facilier.

Cecelia 'Cecelia' Facilier.

Rubina 'Ruby' Fitzherbert.

Samson 'Sammy' Smee.

Ginevra 'Ginny' Gothel.

Diego Ramirez-de Vil.

Richard 'Rick' Ratcliffe.

Skipper 'Squeaky' Smee.

Sterling 'Squirmy' Smee.

Claymore 'Clay' Clayton.

Madeleine 'Maddy' Mim.

Reza Vizer of Agrabah.

Harold 'Harry' Badun.

Jason 'Jace' Badun.

Yzla Sorcerer of Enchancia.

Zevon Sorcerer of Enchancia.

Yaz 'Lil Yaz' Sorcerer of Enchancia.

Tiger Poeny Rossí.

Hermione 'Hermie' Bing.

Blake 'Big Murph' Murphy.

Edmund 'Eddie' Balthazar.

Opal Facilier.

Douglas 'Doug' Bergmann.

Derek Bergmann.

Robert 'Bobby' Hood of Locksley.

Artorius 'Artie' Pendragon.

Drizella 'Dizzy' Tremaine-Westergaard of the Southern Isles ||.

Jedoun 'Jordan' Ayad.

Aziz Bint Aladdin Bin Cassim Al Hamed of Agrabah.

Sophie White.

Glauco White.

Daniel 'Danny' Darling-Cooper of Darling Coast.

Róisín 'Red' Hearts.

Zhu Yi-min (based on @queercendants ' naming post).

Arabella Athanasiou of Tirulia.

Melody Athanasiou of Tirulia.

More to be added if I can think of any more first and last names.

@cleverqueencommander thanks for the help coming up with Elle's new last name!

[brokehorrorfan]

Lionsgate and Bloody Disgusting are teaming up to release Wolf Creek, Hannibal Rising, I Spit on Your Grave, You're Next, Sinister, Texas Chainsaw, and Leatherface on Steelbook Blu-ray + Digital exclusively at Walmart.

Featuring artwork by Bond, all seven titles will be released on August 20 for $24.99 each. Existing special features are included.

Be sure to check your local Walmart now for a Bloody Disgusting shelf in the electronics section, where you'll find an exclusive edition of Broke Horror Fan's Terrifier 2 VHS.

2005's Wolf Creek is written and directed by Greg McLean. John Jarratt, Nathan Phillips, Cassandra Magrath, and Kestie Morassi star.

2007's Hannibal Rising is directed by Peter Webber and written by Thomas Harris, based on his own novel. Gaspard Ulliel, Gong Li, Rhys Ifans, and Dominic West star.

2010's I Spit on Your Grave is directed by Steven R. Monroe and written by Stuart Morse. Sarah Butler, Jeff Branson, Daniel Franzese, Rodney Eastman, Chad Lindberg, Tracey Walter, and Andrew Howard star.

2011's You're Next is directed by Adam Wingard and written by Simon Barrett. Sharni Vinson, A.J. Bowen, Nicholas Tucci, Wendy Glenn, Joe Swanberg, Barbara Crampton, and Rob Moran star.

2012's Sinister is directed by Scott Derrickson from a script he co-wrote with C. Robert Cargill. Ethan Hawke, Juliet Rylance, Fred Thompson, James Ransone, Clare Foley, and Michael Hall D'Addario star.

2013's Texas Chainsaw is directed by John Luessenhop and written by Adam Marcus, Debra Sullivan, and Kirsten Elms. Alexandra Daddario, Dan Yeager, Tremaine Neverson, Tania Raymonde, Thom Barry, Paul Rae, and Bill Moseley star.

2017's Leatherface is directed by Julien Maury and Alexandre Bustillo and written by Seth M. Sherwood. Stephen Dorff, Vanessa Grasse, Sam Strike, and Lili Taylor star.