#tangled fandom resurrection

[tangledbea]

God there are so many people from the hayday of the Tangled the Series fandom who I miss... 😔

[tangledbea]

In 2011, there was actually a popular fan theory that he was of noble blood because "Eugene Fitzherbert" means " Noble-born (Eugene) bastard son of (Fitz) Herbert".

So, yeah, Eugene being secret royalty, or at least directly descended from royalty was a fan theory for a long ol' time before the series was ever a twinkle in anyone's eye.

In Tangeled, both in Czech and English, Flynn Rider's real name is Eugen (Evžen) which comes fron the Ancient Greek ευγενής /eugenés/ that literarly translates to "of good bloodline" used in the meaning as royal. Meaning, the name we all laughted at, because it's horrible is used as a foreshadowing in the movie. And since his character is nowhere near the original prince, it's all Disney's doing.

[beauttifullife]

I have resurrected my Tumblr account after like 5 years purely to say how much I LOVED Tangled Threads (the novel). It was AMAZING. Simply everything I’d been looking for in a wlw novel as an avid fanfic reader. I wasn’t even aware of your now removed Fic, I’ll admit to not being part of that fandom! But as a fanfic reader I’m weirdly proud to see a fanfic author publishing this absolute masterpiece.

I got through Tangled Threads in like 2 days I couldn’t put it down! There was nothing I didn’t love about it, I’ve even highlighted this gem ~ “each vertebra counted like a rosary bead” because it was beautiful and this “Like she was the unholy love child of a sex demon and the Energizer Bunny.” Because it was fucking hilarious.

This, just because…well same! “Maybe—just maybe—she was a little bit gay.”

That’s my fangirling at 11:30pm about wrapped up. Absolutely gagging for Book 2! ☺️

Ohhh my goodness thank you so much! That’s so nice to hear! Those are some of my favorite lines too.

I think one my favorite parts comes before the “little gay” line:

She’d just had the best sex of her life.

At forty-eight years old.

And it was with a woman.

The thought hit her like a truck, but instead of knocking her over, it parked, set up camp on her chest, and speared a goddamn rainbow flag right through her heart.

That whole “gay awakening” moment has a special place in my heart and was soooo fun to write!

Thank you so much again for writing this, it made my day! If you could please review it on Goodreads or Amazon I would be so grateful. And if you have friends, spread the word. It is self-published so I really rely on word of mouth and small following I have on tumblr and TikTok 😊

I am currently working on Book 2! It’s over 60% written and I’m hoping to have it wrapped up mid-summer.

[nilesdaughter]

i fall in love just a little, oh, a little bit

Fandom: Critical Role Characters: Percy De Rolo, Vex'ahlia, Trinket (Mention), Orthax (Mention), Saundor (Mention), Zahra Hydris (Mention), Vesper Elaina De Rolo (Mention) Pairing: Perc'ahlia Word Count: 1,212 Note: The fill for the "Fall" prompt for @percahliaweek. I also specifically dedicate this one to my beloved @lycaboros because, like Vex, falling in love with you was never a single definable moment. [Also found on Ao3.]

“I don’t know when it happened. When I fell.”

Vex’ahlia couldn’t help but think that it would have been impossible to fall in love in a single moment, because it had never been a single moment with Percival.

It was their initial meeting. How he looked up at her through the bars of his prison cell like he was seeing the sun after a long and stormy night that had blocked out the moons and stars. How, without hesitation, he passed over his entire coin purse to her once he retrieved his effects from the storage chest they’d been unceremoniously tossed into. How he gravitated towards Trinket, not shying away from her beloved bear like most everyone else did upon meeting him, and even seemed to find comfort in tangling his trembling hands into Trinket’s coarse fur.

It was the first trick arrow. How he’d been uncharacteristically unsure as he presented it to her, apologizing for the potential overstep. How the knowledge that he’d thought of her and crafted something that only she could use flustered her in a way she never would have expected. How he’d turned such a pretty shade of pink when she kissed him in gratitude.

It was Whitestone. How he said he trusted her to know if and when he lost control. How startled and touched his expression had been when she told him that he didn’t have to be alone when he faced the darkness ahead of him. How her voice, her words, had seemed to be the ones that pulled him away from Orthax’s influence just long enough that the connection between them was interrupted, offering Percy a chance to reorient himself and decide that he would not give in to the constant whispers of violence and vengeance that the demon promised him.

It was the broom. How he didn’t think any less of her for taking it, even if—in retrospect—it had been a shitty thing to do. How he worried for her safety the first few times she’d tried to use it to fly. How he took his worries and channeled that energy into making the enchanted item safer, even going so far as losing sleep over ensuring she had proper failsafes.

It was Syngorn. How she felt safe enough to admit that she was terrified of going back. How, for even just a moment, she allowed herself to rely on someone that wasn’t her brother. How he had assured her that she was worth so much more than she believed, so much more than what the elven city tried to convince her that she was worth. How he’d given her a title—a title—to ensure that her father was forced to acknowledge that she was accomplished, that she had risen up in the world after she’d abandoned his home so many years before. How, when Saundor tried to convince her to give up her heart, she felt she had no other choice but to admit that it already belonged to someone else.

It was Wildemount. How she had spent so much time dancing around the fact that her confession had played a part in ensuring the success of his resurrection that she almost missed the hints that he’d heard it, wherever his soul had been. How he’d agreed that they had to be willing to forgive in order to grow, to heal. How, even when she still couldn’t bring herself to find the courage to ask him if he’d heard her, he’d kissed her in the snow and promised they would find the time to talk about it all properly.

It was the Courage. How he was willing to play to her whims, even when her opening the door naked had apparently erased all his carefully laid plans for their evening before they went to take on Thordak. How he let her take the lead, deferred to her knowledge, however limited it was, to ensure they both found satisfaction in that evening’s shared bed. How he surprised her with continuing beyond the first round, showing off that he actually knew a little more about intimacy than he had let on, and made her feel like she was making love and not just having another casual fuck.

It was the Grey Hunt. How he had granted her a title that, for all intents and purposes, had to be earned before it could truly be hers. How he believed in her so wholeheartedly that he had no doubt she would earn it. How he’d clearly lost sleep waiting for her to return from her ritualistic challenge, ensured he was present when she finally did.

It was the manor. How he gave her free reign to design the space. How he was his ever meticulous self and ensured she had anything and everything she desired to outfit her new home. How it became his home, too, because more and more of him appeared there as the year stretched on. How it became a quiet haven amidst the patrolling and the politicking, a space where they could be their authentic, messy selves, even during the brief time they allowed their fears to force them apart.

It was their elopement. How it wasn't something either of them planned for, even with all his tendencies to mastermind all the details and all her tendencies to weigh the consequences before a decision was made. How the synchronization of their impulsive streaks left them giddy and nearly drunk on their love for each other. How, even with the love and support of their friends, they managed to ensure their formal dedication to each other was something they kept to themselves. (And bless Zahra for not breathing a word of it to anyone until they were ready.)

It was Elysium. How his faith in her never wavered, letting a god know just how much love and trust he had in her. How he was so proud of her fiery rebirth, so enamored with her brilliant sunlight, that he declared an additional star needed to be added to the De Rolo crest, their crest, to mark the occasion.

It was everything that came… after. How he understood the devastation of losing family. How he knew that her grief and the subsequent healing were in no way going to be linear. How they broke to pieces with night terrors and haunting memories, but were always there to catch each other, build each other back up with love and understanding. How he turned his brilliant mind away from weaponry and destruction and focused instead on clockwork and artistry. How he absolutely beamed when they realized they were going to have a child. How, when Vesper was born, he seemed to physically shed his identity as the Terrible Tinkerer of Tal’Dorei, shed his identity as Lord Percival Frederickstein Von Musel Klossowski De Rolo III. How, with their small daughter in his arms, he became so soft and doting, donning the identity of ‘papa’ with surprising ease. How he never squandered an opportunity to let them know just how much he loved them, how grateful he was to them for giving him a future he once believed he’d thrown away.

“I think it happened through all the little moments that I didn’t even notice.”

[jazmine-here]

@miranova23 I still remember your blogs. You were so funny! I felt honored.

"This is the some of the most well-written piece of literature I've ever seen period." That compliment blows me away. Thank you so much, because I was a very harsh self-critic. My writing style is simpler now, but UotC is still a thread I want to keep. "This is the some of the most well-written piece of literature I've ever seen period, hence why apparently several of us saved as much of your hard work as we could!" And I thank you for that a million times over.

@frozenslays Thank you for your reblog!

My Dearest Cousin (2017)

This 2017 AU storyboard of mine for the YA genre is back up on Fanfiction.Net, where it will live for the rest of its days. How it mirrored the Covid epoch so closely is still beyond me.

Art by jazmine-here*

Queen Elsa writes a collection of letters to Eugene after a tragedy in the Kingdom of Corona, as well as what to expect from the union their kingdoms have railroaded them into. "He realized ― with a renewed inkling of the worst ― that it didn't take long for her condolences to transition into negotiations."

@butterflydreaming-writes-fic @miranova23 @aninkwellofnectar My gratitude goes out to @miranova23 and the famous *betagyre for preserving its life.

[sesshy380]

WIP Questionnaire

Thank you @late-to-the-fandom for the tag! This is so different from most WiP tags, which I love. It's definitely is a good way to step back and look at my WiP from its original iteration to where it's currently at. Going to be answering this about Tangled Web of Fate as a whole, seeing as it is my primary ongoing WiP.

No pressure tagging @resuri-art, @sowideasea, @crush3dmary, @bakawitch, and anyone else that wants to do this (easy copy/paste Questions list at the bottom)

1. What's the first part of your WIP that you created?

*nervously looks around* Uhhhh….the first chapter? Before that, it was just kinda all randomness in my head. I honestly had no idea where I was going with it aside from the basic setup of dynamics and getting Atem resurrected. TWoF was the 1st fic I had actually started writing and posting, and regrettably I did a lot of hot-off-the-press in the beginning. The chapters just kinda came to me, I wrote them, then posted. I did eventually start jotting down plot points, but there are several that are no longer applicable since either they were removed entirely or I went a completely different route.

2. If your story was a TV show, what would the theme song/intro be?

Okay, so when it was all just a ‘show’ in my head, it was meant to be more action packed and more focused on battles between the 3 elementals versus the gods (think Inuyasha with YGO characters lol). The intro I have always had in mind with that version is State of My Head by Shinedown. This still applies as a main theme to describe Bakura, Malik, and Kat’s existence prior to the story’s start. Overall, though, with the direction the story ended up in, I think Lost by Linkin Park is more fitting, as it describes the struggles of pretty much everyone in the story.

3. What are your favorite characters that you made? Why?

So, this might seem a bit surprising…but the answer would have to be Apep. I love writing Marik’s interactions with it and I love writing its dialogue.

(For those that haven’t read that far, or TWoF at all, Apep refers to itself as we/us, and others that know of its existence use it/its when referring to Apep, though I believe I may have accidentally used they/them once or twice and been too lazy to go back and correct it)

4. What other pieces of media do you think your fanbase would share?

Do the two backstories I wrote for this AU’s Bakura and Malik (Yamima) count? I know there is a small fan-following of my OC (which is still surprising to me), so I'm guessing anything she's included in lol

5. What has been your biggest struggle with your WIP?

Those uncomfortable hell chapters where the things in-story hit a little too close to home and feel too personal. Also getting over what the readers may/may not like and remembering that this is a self-indulgent fic that is meant for me, and that others reading and enjoying it is just a bonus.

6. Are there any animals in your story? Talk about them!

SO. MANY. ANIMALS.

You already have the obvious with the elementals (Kat, Bakura, and Malik), not to mention their offspring (Imhotep/wolf, Ryou/lammergeier). There’s also Kat’s horse/ka, Akasa, as well as all the fae realm creatures in chapter 87 (capricorn, kelpie, cockatrice, what I have dubbed the ‘fae weasel’, unicorns, ceryneian hind, and of course the phoenix egg). There’s also the lamassu encountered in Sumar, and Remi the werewolf (I swear he was just having an off day due to seeing Marik and it being a full moon week).

7. How do your characters travel/get around?

The elementals tend to travel via their element a lot, but they aren’t opposed to traditional travel methods. Kat is a classic muscle car enthusiast, as well as sports cars and motorcycles. Malik loves the feeling of the wind in his mane when riding motorcycles (he prefers the ones with loud engines that ‘roar’), as well as open-top Jeeps and military vehicles. Bakura is the group’s resident pilot, being that his element is wind/air (Malik refuses to step foot in any aircraft that he is piloting after falling out because Bakura is literally no different than Murdock from the A-Team).

8. What part of your WIP are you working on right now?

Chapter 111

9. What aspects (tropes, maybe?) will you think draw your audience in?

Uhhhhh….no clue? Maybe genuine curiosity of the oc x canon ship and how I go about putting a character that fanon has declared to be extremely hardcore gay into a relationship with a woman? The 'enemies to lovers in later chapters' tag? (I'm sure that last one is the main reason people decide to take a peek in the first place lol)

10. What are your hopes for your WIP?

To reach the end and post the Epilogue (The basic draft for the Epilogue has been written since just after Apep is introduced)

List of Questions:

What's the first part of your WIP that you created?

If your story was a TV show, what would the theme song/intro be?

What are your favorite characters that you made? Why?

What other pieces of media do you think your fanbase would share?

What has been your biggest struggle with your WIP?

Are there any animals in your story? Talk about them!

How do your characters travel/get around?

What part of your WIP are you working on right now?

What aspects (tropes, maybe?) will you think draw your audience in?

What are your hopes for your WIP?

[mekana47]

Random Fandom Recs

A list of ten twelve fics that have little in common beyond I liked them and you might too. In no particular order: 

Ashes Over Dust - brokenpitchpipe - James Bond   E. Post-No Time to Die, Q struggles with Hanahaki Disease. Does that mean James is still alive?

puffy head bird legs - furiosophie - Star Wars   M. Modern Day Astronaut AU. Poe is in a relationship with Luke when Luke’s supposedly dead husband Din shows up with a toddler.

Make it Shallow - treefrogie84 - The Old Guard   M. Booker was buried after his first death, and the team cannot find him. Copley still goes to Merrick.

Inscribed on Body & Soul - drowningfire - Batman   T. ��In a world where the names of those who love you inscribe themselves upon your skin Jason's resurrection plays out a little differently.”

Once, Again - brighteyedjill - The Witcher   M. Aiden’s stuck in a time loop on a day he and Lambert are lynched, but the loop resets anytime Lambert realizes they’re in a loop.

Til Death Do Us Part - apprenticemagician - All For The Game   M. Neil wants to visit his mother’s gravesite, and he wants Aaron, of all people, to come with him.

negative spaces - liadan14 - Top Gun   T. Pining, forbidden relationships, and reminders of mortality-- the military can only fill the spot where another person could be for so long.

Who Reaps a Human Harvest in Alien Fields - annakovsky - The Martian   E. Mark is pretty sure something is hunting him on Mars.

8 Track Rewind - cakeisnotpie - Marvel Cinematic Universe   T. After Coulson’s death, Clint can’t stop living in the past-- literally. There’s never a warning before he’s forced to relive his days backwards, and no warning when he starts going forward again.

took aim with a turned back - thesoulundone - Our Flag Means Death   E. Modern College Roadtrip AU. Ed finds out Izzy and Jack have slept together, and that possessive bastard can be downright terrifying when he wants to be. It’s an intense, tangled up, toxic kinda romance they all enjoy.

Secrets Revealed - beepbeepsan - Sherlock   G. "John Watson and his visitors, after The Fall.”

Once More With Feeling - spiritsflame - Hockey RPF   E. Meeting your soulmate puts you in a one-day time loop that only stops when you kiss, so you have time and privacy to get to know each other. It’s been months, and Tyler can’t figure out who is reliving the day with him. [I read this with no idea who any of these people are and still loved it.]

[ao3feed-birdflash]

Bellflower

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/j7dSZLV

by abyssoul

While investigating the supposed resurrection of the League of Shadows Dick Grayson meets a strange young man with a mouth even faster than Dick's own. Becoming friends is the easy part, the hard part is everything else. Like, assassination attempts, magic baggage, daddy issues, impending doom and destruction, and a whole host of miscommunication between the collected kingdoms kind of everything else. - "Hair that red has to be magic. There's no way that's natural."

"Just magic feet unfortunately. And something tells me that's not really your 'thing' like hair is."

"Hey, man! You never know! People can change."

Words: 1453, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English

Fandoms: DCU, DCU (Comics)

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: M/M

Characters: Wally West, Dick Grayson, Damian Wayne, Bruce Wayne, Rudolph West, Ra's al Ghul

Relationships: Dick Grayson/Wally West, Dick Grayson & Damian Wayne, Batfamily Members & Dick Grayson

Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Tangled (2010) Fusion, Alternate Universe - Fantasy, Alternate Universe - Royalty, Hurt/Comfort, Enemies to Friends to Lovers, Magic, Humor, Slow Burn, Road Trips, Eventual Romance, Canon Typical Violence, Child Abuse, implied/reference child abuse, Canon Typical Puns, Dick Grayson is a Ray of Sunshine, Wally West Needs a Hug, and he gets several!, Angst with a Happy Ending, Other Additional Tags to Be Added

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/j7dSZLV

[ao3feed-brucewayne]

Tangle Lost to Time

by timbitsandpieces The air was cold as he burst into it. Breath came with the same violence as everything else–hacking and heaving, desperate for air in his lungs that wouldn’t come. Outside of the water was green too–reflecting off dark walls and lighting the room with it. It was funny–if anything was–because green was all he would see for a long, long time.   There's a before and an after, distinct in Jason's mind–neither hurt, but it's different, not being a ghost and the only thing Tim has in his life to hold on to. Before for a long time had been before Jason died, but now it's–before. Before–and after. Jason doesn't like to think about what came between them, barely remembers what came between, but it haunts him as surely as he haunted Tim. Words: 3233, Chapters: 1/5, Language: English Series: Part 3 of Flight of the Crow Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Categories: Gen Characters: Jason Todd, Tim Drake (DCU), Bruce Wayne, Talia al Ghul Relationships: Tim Drake & Jason Todd, Talia al Ghul & Jason Todd, Jason Todd & Batfamily Additional Tags: Lost Days-Era Jason Todd, Vampire Jason Todd, Jason Todd Has a Bad Time, Lazarus Pit Side Effects (DCU), Lazarus Pit Mad Jason Todd, Resurrection, Resurrected Jason Todd, Hurt/Comfort, Fluff, Angst, Necromancer Tim Drake, Canon-Typical Violence, Recovery, Angst with a Happy Ending, Manipulative Talia al Ghul, Other Additional Tags to Be Added, Jason Todd-centric, Whump via https://ift.tt/lpXTeBu

[tangledbea]

It’s times like this when I have to remember that Tangled: The Series was still fucking awesome. And I’ve met some awesome fucking people because of it. ❤️❤️❤️

I think that, as time has passed, I've grown less fond of the series. It's nice supplemental material, but it's really the movie that I'm in love with, not the series. (Not to say it's not animated and acted wonderfully, and the songs will slap until the end of time.)

However, I fully agree with you about meeting awesome people because of it! I think I can thank the series for introducing me to my very best friends (one of whom is also my boyfriend now!), and there are a lot of people who were very active in the fandom during the series' heyday who I miss interacting with on a regular basis.

So for those of you who are still around, thanks for sticking with us! 💚

[fryingpanninja]

What are some unique Tangled headcanons that you personally believe in that no one else has ever really talked about? Let's hear 'em!!!

[top-blondie]

[jasicorn2419]

Tangled countdown: You’re kidding me!

@tangledaddict

Okay so...You’re kidding me...but it’s New Dream that’s turns into kids 🤯🤯

( @whisperwillyou made me do it 😈)

Eugene would read Flynn Rider stories to Rapunzel and pull pranks on Lance and Cass 😂

Rapunzel would draw pictures for Eugene and paint all over the walls

[runningracingdancingchasing]

Hi! Seeing (and admiring) the passion you have put into your Tangled blogs for how so long I hope it's ok asking How was the fandom like before the series? Like, the series introduces a lot of characters and plottwists that can lead to interesting debates, potential ships..., whereas the film maybe doesn't seem to offer so much possibilities, So what were the most talked about or controversial points then? Thanks!

Well, thank you so much! 🥰

Honestly, directly before the series, the fandom was pretty quiet. @darkprince-eugene and I had a fandom campaigned called the Tangled Fandom Resurrection, and we made buttons and everything to pass out to people to show that they were helping keep that Tangled spark alive. (We sent a box full of them to DTVA when the series started for the crew.)

Back when the movie was fairly new, the biggest topics of debate were "Did Gothel actually love Rapunzel at all?" and "So, did that brown lock of Rapunzel's hair not grow at all, or...?" (Which often led into "Can her hair grow now that it's cut?") The vast majority of us were New Dream shippers, though you did see the occasional take where the person saw them more as friends than a romantic couple. Like, they acknowledged that they got together, but they couldn't see the romantic chemistry and preferred them as friends. (Honestly, this is how I feel about Anna and Kristoff.) And, of course, since the movie came out, people have been having what they considered a hot take (though it's old and very cold at this point) that if Gothel had only not told Rapunzel when her birthday was, the whole story would have been circumvented.

There were fic writers who portrayed Eugene as somewhat cold and abusive (I don't even know why, and I never read any of those).

But, over all, I think the most talked about points were actually digging into and observing the subtle things about the movie, rather than discussions or debates. Things like how Gothel always made Rapunzel come to her for hugs, but the Queen hugged her first. The "Rapunzel's freedom birds" observation. My personal legacy post about Rapunzel being raised not to show physical affection without explicit permission. The pre-serious fandom was much more about loving the little things and less about arguing plot points or shipping.

[puppetonstrings]

Thank You Tangled

Since everyone else is doing this i might as well do it too. Im so happy I found Tangled the Series, ever since my Tv played “Max’s Enemy” I had remembered my love for the movie and characters. I watched Tangled when I was 5, my uncle gave me a dvd that read “Tangled” and I always watched it as a kid. Tangled gave me confidence and melted all my fears away. If I was ever sick, I would watch Tangled the Series and automatically feel warmth and happiness. I remember the night where my appendix hurt and I turned on the Tv to watch Tangled, and when I talked to my dad about Tangled, I felt somewhat better. (of course I still had to get surgery lolol) The whole show is amazing and I always talk about in and out of school. The series is just so intriguing and interesting in so many ways. The art style is unique, the animation is spectacular, the writing is gold. All this gives me hope that one day I might make a cartoon as amazing as Tangled.  Overall I wanna thank Tangled Talk with Team Awesome @tangledbea @kelseyfitzherbert @darkprince-eugene for doing this podcast and making me laugh and feel included in the series. I always enjoy myself while listening to their podcast and will always stick around in their blogs. I also wanna thank @gleamful-lanterns , @iris-of-corona, @timidizzy, @eugeneismyqueen  and everyone in the Fitzfam for letting me join their server!!  I just gotta say, I wont be leaving the Tangled Fandom anytime soon. :)

[arcadianmoonshadowjedi]

As much as I love Tangled and alot of other media, including Star Wars, Marvel, Anne with an E, and Avatar, today is a day I will choose to focus on the real world cause right now. Our black brothers and sisters are being robbed of their lives and their basic rights and we must fight to dismantle and bring down this system of corruption that caused this all to happen in the first place and has been going on for centuries.