#that's my daughter. weird girl disney princess.

[babymets]

category 2 weird boy moment (affectionate)

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Secret Santa - Nico Hischier

the swiss love charm au

NICO!HISCHIER X AINSLEY!HUGHES — WARNINGS: Nothing just some pure sweet content — SUMMARY: Where is Nico invites Ainsley and Quinn to their Christmas party at his apartment. And instead of a normal Secret Santa, he comes up with a better idea. Handmade gifts. — WORD COUNT: 4,45K PART OF THE SWISS LOVE CHARM AU

Nico is well known for his Christmas Devil’s family party, which he has organized every year since becoming a Captain. And this year is no different. Only with the difference he invited Quinn and Ainsley too.

He’s not sure why, but he had to. Since the last time he saw Ainsley, he has this weird feeling inside his chest every time Jack or Luke mentions her.

So, when the doorbell tone sounds through his apartment, he jogs to the door with slight nervousness and opens them wide. Quinn’s face pops first, then Jack’s and lastly Luke’s. Nico pulls his brows together, searching for Ainsley when he can’t see her anywhere.

“Don’t worry lover boy, she’s in the car changing Freya’s clothes.” Quinn pats Nico’s chest moving past him inside the apartment.

“I am not a lover boy.” He turns around looking at Quinn with wide eyes.

“Oh, come on, Cap. We all know.” Luke smiles at him, showing his teeth.

“What do you know?” he asks, confusion written on his face as he closes the door behind him.

“Nothing Neeks.” Jack shakes his head just in time, the doorbell sounds through the apartment multiple times this night. This time he knows it is Ainsley with Freya, so he isn’t surprised when he sees her gorgeous face pop into his view.

A smile immediately forms on his lips as he looks at them.

“Hi,” she says in a soft voice, rocking her baby girl on her hip. “I assume I am right here for the Christmas party, right Nico?” she cocks her head to the side as she watches Nico’s cheeks, and the tips of his ears turn pink.

“Yeah, yeah you are,” he shakes his head moving away from the way. “Come on in.” he motions by his hand ushering her inside.

“I am sorry I am late, but I had to change this princess’s clothes because we had a little accident on the way here, right Fre?” she tickles her daughter’s side earning a loud shriek from her.

“Yeah,” she says shyly, making both Nico and Ainsley laugh at her. Nico's heart swells at the sight in front of him. He doesn’t know why he feels this, but he kinda likes it. “I’m sworry,” Freya whispers looking into her mother’s eyes.

“Hey, babygirl,” Ainsley looks at her with confusion written on her face. “Why are you apologizing?” she asks not knowing what is happening.

Freya just shrugs her shoulder hiding her head in her mother’s neck.

She kisses the side of her head and puts her down. “Go find uncle Quinn he has your toys, okay?” she nods and looks up at Nico who crouches down next to her.

“There are other kids, so you can go play with them,” he says softly, smiling at the little girl standing in front of him.

“Okay,” She smiles at him, showing him her four white teeth. “Twank you.” She giggles when Nico wiggles his eyebrows at her.

“You are welcome. By the way, I like your dress, princess,” he compliments her puffy green dress. “Is that Tiana's dress?”

The girl’s eyes light up when she figures out that the giant hockey player knows the name of her favorite Disney princess. Freya nods her head eagerly, jumping on her spot from the happiness. She then looks up at her mother who just stands there with a wide smile.

“Know her?” Freya says with excitement in her voice.

“Yeah, she’s one of my favourites.”

“Mommy!” she yells and giggles at what the big guy in front of her said. She points at him and says, “Know Tiana!”

“Yeah, I heard baby. Now go play with the other kids, and don’t forget to find uncle Quinn, okay babygirl!” she smiles at her, fixing her hair.

“Thank you.” Ainsley smiles appreciatively at Nico, as he gets up from the crouch.

“Oh, no need. Can I get you something for a drink?”

“Uhm, do you have something non-alcoholic? I am still breastfeeding.”  Ainsley says, pushing a strand of hair behind her ear as she shyly looks at him. She doesn’t know why she’s so nervous and shy all around him, but she is, and it makes her nervous because this has never happened before.

“Yeah, sure! Go sit down; I will bring it to you!” He smiles at her, waiting for her to find a seat before he jogs in the kitchen to make her and Freya a drink.

“You saw that?” Jack nudges Quinn’s shoulder and points at Ainsley, who sits down next to Freya with a shy smile on her lips as she tries to sneak glances at Nico, who looks the same way.

“Yeah,” he chuckles shaking his head at their oblivion.

“They are so cute it hurts,” this time Luke says something while wrapping his hands around his brother’s shoulders. I'm glad they live on opposite sides of the continent,” he chuckles and makes his way to the other guys from the team.

“I thought you would sit somewhere more comfortable than the ground.” Nico’s deep voice startles Ainsley, her hand clasping around her heart.

“Jesus Christ, you scared the darn out of me.” she laughs, still clutching her heart. 

“Sorry, I didn’t mean to.” He chuckles, crouching down next to her and handing her the drink. The one he had for Freya is still in his hand as he watches her play with probably her teddy bear.

“Hey, princess,” he calls, her head whipping towards where he and her mother are sitting. “I bought you something for a drink.” He grins when he notices her eyes sparkle and a smile form on her little lips.

Freya scoots over, taking the plastic cup from his hand, carefully not wanting to spill it out. She smiles at him shyly and sips from the cup.

“Fre, what do we say?” Ainsley reminds her, waiting for her girl to say thank you. She doesn’t want Nico to think that he daughter isn’t well-mannered.

“Thank you, sir.” She whispers shyly and hands the drink to her mom. Nico chuckles at the cute little princess in front of him, reaching his hand in front of her. “You can call me Nico.”

Hesitantly she looks at her mom, for approval if she can shake his hand. When Ainsley nods her head, she reaches her hand out and grasps Nico’s huge one. “I am Freya Alana Hughes.”

Ainsley let out a quiet gasp, just like the brothers as they watch them from afar. “That’s our girl.” Jack giggles as she watches Freya giggle in front of Nico.

“Yeah, but I don’t like how close is your cap to Ains,” Quinn says with a frown as his palms slightly clench into fists.

“Yeah, me neither.” Luke nods his eyes examining Nico and Ainsley.

“Okay, Fre, I’m going over there,” she says, pointing in the direction of where her brothers are standing. “To talk with your uncles, okay? So, if you need something, come to me, yeah?” she caresses her daughter's cheek, waiting for her to nod her head or say something.

“Okay,” Fre smiles reaching for her mom. Ainsley chuckles, wrapping her arms around, the girl’s little frame, peppering her face with kisses earning the most perfect sound. Freya giggles. “Vove you, mommy.”

“Oh, baby. I love you too. Now go play with your friends.” she smiles and nods toward the other kids who are already looking at her with wide smiles.

Nico stands up and offers his hand to Ainsley, who accepts it with a smile soft smile and a low grunt leaves her mouth.

“Sorry,” she giggles as she straightens herself. “My back hurts.”

“Oh don’t. I get it.” He chuckles, his hand still holding Ainsley’s soft and smaller one.

Ainsley clears her throat, as her eyes are locked on their hands.

“Oh yeah right. Sorry.” With an awkward chuckle, Nico lets go of her hand, scratching the back of his neck.

“Hey, cap! C’mere!” Dawson yells from the other end of the room, waving his hand with a wide smile at him. Nico shoots him a look and then looks back at Ainsley with an apologetic smile.

“Go I’m going to my brothers.” She smiles and makes her way to her brothers who are standing in the corner of the room, already looking at her.

“Stop it. All of you.” She hisses as soon as she gets to them.

“Mommy,” Ainsley feels a light tug on her dress and the soft voice of her daughter. She and the boys’ gazes drop down to the little girl who is standing next to her mom, with a shy smile.

Ainsley immediately crouches down, wrapping her hands over her tiny figure, “What’s up baby?” she asks, smiling at her and lightly tucking her dress down.

Freya looks up at her uncles and other guys standing there and looking at her as she shyly ducks her head between her shoulders. She then looks back at her mommy and leans in, to whisper, “Ungry.” She murmurs in her ear and then shyly smiles at her. Ainsley looks around herself, looking for a clock.

“Watcha looking for?” Quinn asks, his brows locked into a frown.

“Clock.”

Quinn pulls out his phone, and when he sees the time, he realizes, what is going on. “It’s seven.”

“Oh shoot,” She sighs and picks her daughter in her arms, looking around for some room where she can breastfeed her. “Baby, I am sorry.”

“What is going on?” Luke asks totally confused, his eyes flying from his sis to his brother.

Jack’s eyes fly to his little brother in surprise. “Jezz, Luke. You are dumb or dumb,” he shakes his head. “Think.”

“Neeks!” Ondrej shouts, his hand waving at him, in the moment when Luke finally figures out what is going on here.

“Sorry sis.”

“That’s okay, Lulu.” Ains giggles, caressing Luke's arm.

“Yeah, what up?” Nico asks when he stops right next to Ainsley and looks at her with a smile.

She returns her smile and asks, “Can I use your bathroom or some room where I can feed Freya?”

Nico’s eyes lower on Freya who is playing with Luke’s hand right now. “Yeah definitely, come with me,” Nodding his head, he leads Ainsley to his room, so she can sit down on the cloud chair he has in there and lock herself, to have some privacy. “Do you want me to bring you something? I can give you one of my old shirts if you need it?”

“Oh, no, no. That’s okay, I have mine, but they are down, in the car.” She sighs, closing her eyes. How could she forget her bag with Freya’s things?

“I can tell the boys to get it for you.” He suggests and opens the door to his bedroom.

“That’d be nice of you, thank you.” she really is grateful. In the past year, a lot of people looked at her with judgment, when she had to breastfeed in public space.

With a last smile, he leaves the room, leaving her and Freya alone. “Okay baby girl, let’s get to it, okay? We’ll feed you and then change your diaper, okay?” she says in a baby tone, tickling her girl earning loud giggles from her.

Ainsley sits with Freya in the cloud chair, pulls down the strap of her dress, and unclips her feeding bra. She positions Freya on her lap, and she immediately sucks on her nipple. Ainsley rests her head against the cloud chair as she watches Freya who is calmly sucking.

A soft knock is heard on the door before the door opens revealing her twin's face. Quinn smiles at her, locks the door behind him, and walks to her with the bag in his hand.

“Hi,” He says as he sits down on the ground right next to her, to keep her company. He is used to seeing his sister breastfeeding, so it doesn’t seem weird to him.

“Hi.” She grins back her hand caressing Freya’s back. “Enjoying?”

“Yeah. It is nice to know the team that your little brothers play for.” he wiggles his brows, making Ains giggle and shake her head.

“Oh, I see.”

“So,” he trails off, looking around the room. “Nico,”

“Oh, come on, Quinn,” She says, rolling her eyes, but a small smile grows on her lips.

“Ains,” he says in a tender warning tone as if he can read her mind. “I know you and you know that.”

“Quinn, no. I mean…” she sighs and moves Freya up when she slides down. “I don’t know. It’s hard.”

“No, it’s not. But I get it.” He says, squeezes her hand in understatement, and giggles when Freya opens her eyes which widen when she notices her uncle is here.

“Yeah.” She sighs and looks down chuckling, when she sees her girl making faces at her uncle. With a shake of her head, she caresses the hair from her face, earning her attention. She leans down and kisses her forehead.

“Everything done?” Jack asks and takes his niece from Ainsley's arms.

“Yeah,” She nods and her gaze wanders to Nico, who is standing in the kitchen preparing some drinks probably. “She is just a little bit sleepy.”

“I can see that,” Luke chuckles when he looks down at Freya, whose eyes are closed. “I can take her to our place if you want.” He offers, his eyes still glued to his niece.

“No, that’s okay Lu. I don’t want you to miss out on something here.” Ains shakes her head.

“Nah. I actually was on my way home, before you came down,” he says, looking around the group, as they nod their heads. “Really, sis.” He chuckles when he sees Ainsley’s look.

“Oh, you are leaving, Luke?” Nico asks as he stops right next to Ainsley and hands her a drink. She looks at him in shock just like Quinn and Jack.

“Yeah, I guess.” He says nervously and scratches the back of his neck.  

“No, you have to stay,” Nico insists, wrapping his arm around Luke’s shoulders. “Or you’ll be doing more laps on next practice.”

Jack and Jesper laugh at this, sending a teasing smile to Luke’s way, who just lets out a sigh and drops his shoulders in defeat.

“Fine, fine.” He says trying to sound angry, but the smile on his lips ruins it.

“Good.” He sings and turns towards the rest of the people. “Okay, if you wouldn’t mind, sit yourself around the table. I have something little for y’all.”

As everyone gathers around the table, he notices, that Freya is tiredly lying on Jack’s shoulder.

“If you want to, you can put her to sleep in my room.” He offers to Ainsley, who shoots him, yet another surprised look this evening.

“Really? I mean, you wouldn’t mind?”

“No not at all.”

“Okay, thank you.” She says appreciatively and with a small smile, she takes Freya from Jack’s arms, whispering in his ear, while Nico’s eyes don’t leave her figure.

“Don’t be too obvious, cap,” Timo whispers in his ear as he passes him to sit down. Nico quickly averts his eyes away from her, walks inside the walk-in closet next to the doors, and pulls out a box.  

“Okay, this year, we did not do a secret Santa the way we do every year, so I thought we could change it a little bit,” He wiggles his brows and drops the box on the table. “But before I explain, someone wants something for a drink?”

As Nico takes the ‘orders’ for drinks, Ainsley puts Freya in bed and joins the rest of the team around the table with a confused look.

“What is going on?” she asks Jonas, who is right next to her.

“Have no idea,” He chuckles. “You are as confused as the rest of us.”

“Oh, okay.” She chuckles too and relaxes.

As soon as everyone has their drink, Nico explains that they will pull out names, just like they do for normal Secret Santa, but this time, they will make a handmade gift for them, but the gift has to be something that either starts with the first name of the person they pull, or something that reminds them of the person they pull.

“I like this idea.” Barbora, Ondrej’s wife says with excitement and Ainsley notices her thick accent.

So, after everyone pulls out one name from the bag, they get in the work.

Jack, who pulled out his younger brother, knew immediately what he would make for him. He reached out for a brown paper and a pencil and started drawing a moose. Quinn who notices, chuckles and slightly nudges Ainsley's arm and points at Jack. Ainsley just shakes her head and thinks about what she could make for Nico, whom she pulled out.

She doesn’t really know much about him, only what she heard from her brothers and what she learned from the two times she actually met him. After what feels like an hour of thinking, she finally figures out what she could make.

For the past few days, she has seen many videos where girls make small stars in a box, so when you open it, the stars will flow in the air on a thread.

She smiles at the idea and gets in the work. She reaches for the box Nico brought and pulls out red papers and one white from whom she’ll do the box.

She then looks around the table for some pencils, so she can outline it. Noticing that is lying in front of Jack, she snatches it from him with a mischievous smile.

“That was mine!” still with a smile, Ainsley wiggles her brows at him and sticks her tongue like a kid. Jack frowns and looks at Quinn to tell him.

“Don’t even try, J. I ain’t you mom.” Quinn knows his sibling very well, so he doesn’t even need to look up to know what is going on. He lived with them for almost eighteen years, so he got used to it.

Jack shakes his head at his younger siblings and sticks his tongue at them. Everyone around the table just chuckles at the Hughes siblings. They know how a strong bond Jack and Luke have, so they are not surprised when they see their interaction with the remaining two Hughes.

“So Ainsley, tell us something about you?” Nicole, Jesper’s fiancée, asks with interest as she doesn’t know anything about her but wants to get to know her.

“Uh, there is really nothing interesting about me,” Ainsley chuckles, looking around the table at everyone. “I’m a daughter of two and sister of three very talented hockey players. I’ve never played hockey, because I am a really bad skater,” to confirm all three brothers nod their heads with chuckles, remembering the times when they tried to teach her how to skate. “I got pregnant two years ago and now I’m a mom of the most amazing girl,” she smiles at them proudly, but those who know can notice the sadness in her eyes. “Which I hope will be a better skater than her mom.”

“Oh, she will,” Luke grins at her as he reaches for scissors. “She has the coolest uncles, who will teach her.” Cockiness in his voice is so clear that everyone has to laugh at it.

“I don’t doubt that,” Winking at him, Ainsley opens the glue and puts some on the corners of the paper. “In my free time, which I don’t really have, I love reading, watching hockey or crocheting.”

“And may I ask who Freya’s father is?” this time it’s Barbora who asks with a soft smile. She never heard Luke or Jack talking about him so she figured out it is probably something Ainsley doesn’t want to talk about.

“Baru,” Ondrej whispers, shaking his head, when he notices all Hughes stiffen.

“No, that’s okay, Ondrej,” she sends a smile their way and clears her throat. “It is actually a good question, that I ask myself almost every day, but I don’t know.”

“Oh my gosh. I-I am so sorry.” Barbora immediately apologizes, not knowing such a thing.

“No, it’s okay, really. I was drunk and some guy took advantage of it and it just happened,” She notices that the whole table is looking at her with pity and everyone is silent. Just when she’s about to tell them not to look at her like this, Nico jumps in it.

“Well, I think it doesn’t matter who he is because he is a piece of shit for doing this. But you have a beautiful daughter and that is what matters,” Ainsley smiles at him appreciatively, Luke noticing the interaction between the two of them smirking slightly. “Plus I forgot to tell you that we all have twenty minutes to finish the gist, so let’s get into the work.”

“I am going to check up on Fre, yeah?” Luke murmurs into Ainsley’s ear as they all are seated on the couch.

“Thank you.” She smiles, caressing his arms in appreciation.

“Oh, I’ll come with you. I need to look at my kids too.” Barbora giggles and stands up from Ondrej’s lap. During the time they all did the presents, Ondrej’s kids came that they were tired too, so Nico told them to put them in bed too.

“We’ll be waiting for you to give the gifts!” Nico sits down on a chair he brought from the dining table.

“Okay!” they call back before everyone can hear the quiet click of a closing door.

“So, how’s it going up there?” Jonas looks at the twins, his legs crossed.

“Good actually. I thought he’d be annoyed by my and Freya’s asses by now, but he’s holding.” Ainsley giggles and teasingly nudges Quinn.

“More like you two are dealing with my moody ass. But no, It’s good. Lot of pressure but good. I think Nico can feel me.” Nico only nods his head, knowing exactly what the eldest Hughes meant.

He knows how hard it is to be captain when the whole team counts on him and so does the fans.

 “Mommy,” a soft voice sounds through the almost quiet living room, earning everyone’s attention, especially Ainsley’s.

“She was up and wanted you,” Luke clarified handing her to Ainsley when she stood up and walked up to him.

“Yeah, that’s okay,” smiling up at him, she takes her in her arms, Freya immediately hiding her face in her neck.

Nico who is watching this from afar, can’t take his eyes off them. He has no idea what is happening to him, but he kinda likes it. The weird warm feeling inside his chest when he sees them together.

“Time for presents?” Jonas breaks the silence with a childish grin.

“Hell yeah!” Jesper claps his hands. “I’m starting!”

With a smile Ainsley sits back next to Quinn, who makes a face when he sees that Freya is looking at him, making her giggle.

Freya sits up and turns around in Ainsley’s lap so she can look at everyone else in the room. She waves to Jack and Luke, who are sitting in front of her with a cheeky smile.

When her eyes set on Nico, who is zoned out, she frowns a little, but when he feels someone’s eyes on him, he raises his head up looking around the room to find that someone looking at him. When he finds that it is Freya he sends one of his dimples smiles and waves at her.

Shyly she tucks her head between her shoulders and waves him back.

“Next up is Ainsley.” Jack signs out, smirking at his sister. Ainsley gulps nervously and puts Freya on Quinn's lap.

“Uh, I don’t really know what you like, so I just made you something I wanted to do for a really long time.” She says awkwardly and hands him the small white box.

Nico takes it from her, their fingers brushing against each other in the process. Ainsley flinches slightly at that contact but immediately sends apologetic smile.

He looks down at the box in his hands and opens it, his eyes widening at the little stars levitating in front of him. “Wow,” he breaths out, poking the with a finger.

Ainsley chuckles at his reaction and brushes her hair behind her ears nervously. “I know it’s not the best thing but—”

“No, it’s perfect thank you, really.” He jumps in, sending her the same smile he sent Freya a few moments ago. Ainsley smiles at him too.

No one really wants to break this moment, but they have to if they want to move somewhere.

During the time, when others receive their gifts, Freya climbs back onto her mom’s lap, snuggling into her chest with heavy eyes. Ainsley notices it but doesn’t want to ruin the fun, so she just kisses her head and hugs her to her.

“Wanna leave?” Luke mouths at her, nodding towards the little one.

“Yeah.” Ainsley mouths back, yawning after it.

So after everyone receives their gifts, Luke stands up just like the rest of Hughes’ family.

“Leaving?” Nico asks and stands up too.

“Yeah, little one is tired and already past her bedtime.” Jack chuckles and points at Freya who is sleeping in Ainsley’s hands.

“Okay, well I will see you off.” He smiles at them all and ushers them in the lobby so they can get their coats.

“Okay, well I will see you off.” He smiles at them all and ushers them in the lobby so they can get their coats.

“Thank you so much for inviting us over,” Ainsley says when she’s in her coat with Freya inside it.

“No need.”

“No really thanks. We are glad we could have spent late Christmas with our brothers and their team they talk about all the time.” Quinn adds, sticking out his hand. Nico takes it and shakes it with a firm squeeze.

“Okay, we’ll see each other in two days on practice. Bye, guys!” Jack waves and walks out of his captain's apartment.

“Bye!” the rest of them sing and wave them too.

Quinn wraps his hand around Ains’ shoulders and leads her in the elevator.

As they reach the cars, she straps Freya in her baby seat and sits in the front next to Quinn.

“Enjoyed it?”

“Yeah, it was fun,” She smiles resting her head against the headrest. “Why?” she asks when she sees her brother’s face.

“You know, just asking.” He says teasingly.

“Oh come on Quinn, shut it.” Quinn laughs at it and raises his hands in defeat, but he notices the small smile on her lips at the not directly mentioning of Nico.

That night, both Nico and Ainsley fall asleep thinking about each other.

[yams-here]

Naruto Characters who should've been girl dads: a short list

Rock Lee

This man has PURE girl dad energy. He should've had a little girl that wants to kick ass just like him and he is in equal parts excited and worried because that's his little princess and he doesn't want her to get hurt, but he would help her train anyways, because he knows she can do it.

2. Sasuke Uchiha

Not a big fan of Sasuke tbh and ik he's canonically a girl dad but NO THE FUCK HE ISN'T this man nutted and dipped and left Sakura to raise Sarada by herself. In my opinion he should've been sentenced to village arrest in konoha and watched a little girl that looks just like him grow up and realize that he actually likes being a dad (because I think that would be hilarious)

3. Shino Aburame

Shino gives me vibes that he would complain to the manager of a restaurant that there are no baby changing stations in the male bathroom, because of course he would take his child everywhere with him. He needs to have a little girl so she can be a lil weird like him and he can validate every single one of her thoughts.

4. Shikamaru Nara

Shikamaru would just be too ironic for it not to happen. The "women are too troublesome" guy getting a baby girl and the moment he holds her she is the only one that makes sense in the room. If you have a problem with her, you have a problem with him first. "Shikamaru your daughter is too troublesome" No she's not. She's perfect. Shut up. 5. Kankuro

Kankuro is literally a girl dad without having a daughter. Makeup? Check. Dolls? Check. The only thing that would make a weird little girl that plays with barbies more powerful is if she could kick your ass while doing it, and he would 100% teach his baby how to do it. 6. Naruto Uzumaki

Tbh I kinda forgot about him because he already is a girl dad but I need to see Naruto, the creator of the sexy no jutsu, having a pretty little girl growing up and getting absolutely LIVID that she's starting to get attention from other boys. What do you mean she's at the age that she's thinking about dating? That's his BABY. 7. Neji Hyuuga

He's in this list literally just because he'd teach his baby girl how to take care of her hair. He WOULD let her practice hairstyling on him. that's it. 8. Juugo

If he had a daughter he would validate every single one of her tantrums. "You want to punch that lightpost? You feel like pulling a guy's heart out? Me too!" He would say. Also he'd carry her around his shoulders forever. Even when she's an adult. Also he's a disney princess x female rage mc lovechild that happened to be a boy so he's perfect

[caswensworld]

One thing about me is I will always respect a good villain gang when I see one and THIS gang! The gang of Merlin Academy running the shots! No exception. Rent. Was. Due! Disney, from here on out, if your teen villains do not look like these baddies who are serving seductive, poisonous cunt, Respectfully, Ion want it.

So let’s run down the line. Let’s take attendance.

Dara Renee said she looks cute as Ulyana, NOT HOT! OKAY GREEN! Look at her smile! First her daughter, now her sister, Ursula’s family has me in a chokehold and they are never letting me go (and I don’t want them to hehe). This look gives very much Ursula from Once Upon a Time vibes and I love it! So much! I wanna be part of her gang! Like, Ulyana, baby girl, what are you insecure of? I don’t care about Ursula anymore. I got Uma and I got Ulyana, I don’t want Ursula. I’m trying to keep it pg-rated, but…I would let her top me. I want her tentacles all over me, I’m so sorry…I’m not.

Hades has left the Underworld and he is looking sharp! I love leather. I love spikes. I love the whole punk persona! I have a punk persona! So I love the fact that me and Hades, one of my favorite villains…Are the same. Exactly the same. I am going to find a studded leather jacket and choker so we can match. We also got similar taste in music, like Hades, let’s be friends. Let’s start a band. We can call ourselves “Fire!”

Queen Maleficent, Mistress of Darkness may be lurking in the back, but I’m seeing her. Now her horns look a little weird right now but I’m gonna wait for the official posters and pictures with better quality before I start to give my full judgement. But like…y’all, she’s Maleficent, when have we ever had a Maleficent who doesn’t serve with looks, darkness, and attitude? Like, girl, come for Ulyana! Pull Hades! I expect you to use magic! I demand at least ONE Dragon transformation! DEMAND it!

Ulyana is the Captain here, jot that down, but Hook is still serving so let’s have a conversation. Looks are clearly a strength in the Hooks family, so what do the girls look like? The men are handsome, so let’s have the girls do some Justice please. His fit almost exactly replicated the cartoon and I love that. The only problem I have is…where’s the hat? The iconic red hat with the big feather? Disney, he better have that hat. Don’t be playing with me.

Morgie…he’s giving kinda Carlos and Gil vibes. That is indeed a compliment. Now is his outfit as extravagant as the others? No. Is it still good and is he still killing the game? Absolutely. These VKs stay with the drip. Who else is looking good in a scarf? I don’t see anyone else wearing one! Now his mother is said to be the Morgana Le Fay in Sofia the First so…Is our dear Princess in the Descendants Universe lol? Is my girl enrolled in Auradon Prep? Is she with Hugo? I’m sorry, I just find this so funny, where is Enchancia on the Auradon map? Watch Morgie reference this in the movie, I just, I can’t!

One thing about villains is they will always be looking good and I will always be wanting to find a way to thrift their clothing. I can’t wait to see these looks with better qualities

[sammysdewysensitiveeyes]

Okay, I went ahead and watched the first Descendants movie:

I am no longer the right age demographic for these movies, but I'm sure young teenage me would have eaten these right up, and also wrote fanfiction with OC children of my favorite Disney characters. I'd have the daughter of Fflewddur Fflam starting a garage band with the son of Taran and Eilonwy because they won't let her play a harp in the school marching band. (I hate the Disney version of Black Cauldron, but I'd jump at the chance to write their OC kids.)

It's basically High School Musical with Disney characters. It's cute and silly, and campy.

I feel like the movie basically works because it leans into the camp factor and doesn't take itself too seriously. The Evil Queen from Snow White doesn't have a name, she is literally just called "Evil Queen" or EQ, but she does have a daughter named Evie. That's the kind of movie this is. (I'll choose to believe that she does actually have a name, but she's so proud of her role as the Evil Queen that she insists everyone call her that.)

How many villains got exiled to the island and how many kids did they have?! Enough to apparently fill a small town full of extras and back-up dancers.

The concept really does get creepy if you think about it too long. How bad does someone have to be to get sent over there? Wanting to seal away Maleficent, who is genuinely dangerous, is understandable, but apparently there's at least one Cinderella stepsister over there, so being mean to your stepsister is also punishable by banishment. And then they all start having kids over there, and the good guys are like, "Well, that's unfortunate. Anyway."

Love all the poor and downtrodden villain kids with their cool leather anime-character outfits. They all look like they just stepped out of a Kingdom Hearts game.

"What's going on with Jane's hair?" Snow White, you petty bitch, you are talking about a teenage girl. I don't mind the Disney villains becoming wacky, incompetent sitcom versions of themselves, but I can't stand Snow White the reporter coming off as snotty and elitist. She is one of the nicest Disney princesses, she would be like, "Wow, that gown is gorgeous! Whoever 'Evie' is, she is very talented and I hope to see more of her work!"

It's generally a bit weird that the children of some of the kindest Disney princesses (who went through a lot of suffering themselves) are set up as the snobby prep kids, but I know we needed some rich snobs for the cool outcast villain kids to clash with. At least Ben is nice.

Will I watch the rest of the movies? Maybe if I'm really bored or morbidly curious. Like I said, I am way out of the right age demographic for these, and have no patience for the high school nonsense, but I can see how this would be absolute catnip for younger fans. Next-gen high school AU with plenty of room to create your own Disney OC's? Yes.

[confettiparasite]

Do you do Disney age regression stories?

My attempt at an Inside Out short story:

The cold weather relaxed Riley as she watched the raindrops slide down her window. She had been skipping school recently, feeling too small and anxious to go.

Her mother didn't mind but wanted to know what was wrong.

The truth is, Riley was terrified of her friends finding out she regresses. The fear of being judged was too strong for her small mindset.

“Riley?I brought breakfast.” Riley’s mother made her way inside, holding a plate filled with yummy food.

She sat next to her regressed daughter and placed her hand on her shoulder.

“Sweetheart I know something is wrong, you know you can be honest with me right?”

“I-I know mom, I just…don't think you'd understand”

“You never know honey, come on, give it a shot” her soothing voice made Riley feel safe, like her worries just melted away.

“Well, you know about the thing I told you about last week?”

“The age regression?”

“Yeah, I just, I'm scared mom, what if my friends find out and they all start hating me?” Riley’s voice shook as she spoke, tears wanting to fall from her eyes.

“Oh my baby” Riley’s mother hugged her causing the now fully regressed girl to cry out.

“I don't want my friends to think I'm weird momma! Maybe I should stop” She hugged her mother close in hopes of hiding herself from the world.

“Your friends would never hate you honey, and you don't have to tell them if you don't want to, but you shouldn't stop if it helps you feel better, Riley” she comforted while petting her head. “I promise I will always love you no matter what”.

“Pwomise?”

“I promise Riley”

The little girl smiled.

“Now how about you eat your breakfast and we watch some cartoons?”

—

“Momma look!”

Riley’s mother stared at the girl sitting on the floor, surrounded by crayons and paper. She was holding up a drawing of her family with a big smile on her face.

Riley’s mom giggled at the sight “It looks amazing honey”

Riley giggled and wiggled her little feet happily.

The sound of Bluey and her mom's comforting words never failed to make Riley feel small and happy.

“Momma? Can I have paci?”

“Of course my dear” she grabbed the clean pacifier from a box and handed it to Riley.

The girl instantly put the paci on her mouth giggling to herself.

“What's all that cute giggling?” Riley’s father stepped out from his bedroom with a smile.

“Papa!” Riley hugged him tight.

“I see my girl is feeling specially small today” he pet her head messing up her hair, but she didn't mind.

“Riley, me and ur dad were actually thinking on something”

“Yes momma?” She mumbled, paci still in her mouth.

“How about, if you start going back to school, today we go to build a bear!”

“Weally?”

“Yup kiddo” her dad smiled.

“O-oki then!” she giggled.

Her parent’s smiled at their lil sunshine.

“Then let’s get you ready kiddo”

-

Riley was dressed in her favorite clothes and had a face mask on to hide her paci.

She was so excited to get a new furry friend and already knew what she was gonna get.

“Can I get a bunny momma?”

“Anything for you honey”

“Papa can you help me pick?”

“Sure sweetie” he smiled and held her hand guiding her to the plushie section.

Riley went with a purple bunny and her parents helped her pick out a princess dress for her new friend.

“What will you call it hunny?” her mother asked.

“Hmm…Berry Bun!”

“That's an adorable name sweetie” she smiled.

“What do you want it to smell like?” her dad asked, looking at the scent options.

“BLUEBERRIES!” she giggled.

“Alright boss,” he laughed.

“Let’s go stuff the plushie first,” The mom reminded.

-

After some minutes of Riley giggling with all the steps, she decided to ask for a favor.

“Momma? Papa?”

“Yes sweetie?”

“Can I has the sound of you two saying we love you?”

They looked at eachother, then at Riley and hugged her tight.

“Of Course baby, we love you so much”

Riley giggled in the embrace of her parents, feeling happy and sure that no matter what, her parents will love her.

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Thanks for requesting!♡

[thenightling]

Beauty and the Beast NEVER promoted arranged marriages!

There is a meme circulating with an image of Disney's Beauty and The Beast in the iconic ballroom scene and the text reads "The Original Beauty and the Beast Fairy tale was written to make girls more accepting of arranged marriages."

What angers me is how readily people take these sort of memes as fact without question, as if they assume "if there's text on a picture it must be true!"

Here's the real history.

In 1740 Gabrielle-Suzanne de Villeneuve wrote La Belle et la Bête (Beauty and the Beast) as a novel. It was roughly two hundred pages long and is currently available in English on Amazon and several other book selling websites.

The novel had the same basic plot that we're familiar with but there was also political intrigue and the Prince's mother was alive and the general of her army because her husband was dead and couldn't lead them. That's where she was when her son was cursed after his would-be babysitter (a fairy) tried to seduce him and he rebuffed her because… she raised him. It's like "Eww. You're my nanny, you used to change my diapers! No!"

Belle was the daughter of a merchant (as she is in the fairy tale / short story version that I'll talk about in a bit). But she was actually adopted. The merchant's real daughter had died and a fairy had swapped his deceased baby out for Belle without him noticing. Belle was actually a half-faery princess and the fairy that hid her was trying to protect her from political enemies that would want her dead.

After the traditional fairy tale is played out and Belle and the Prince are married, the prince's mother turns up and is very unaccepting of Belle. She wants the marriage annulled. She offers Belle wealth, anything she wants, just "not her son" because she's a "commoner."

The fairy who had hid Belle as a baby tries to persuade the Queen into accepting Belle for her virtues but she keeps refusing because she only wants her son to be a royal.

After several attempts the fairy relents and finally tells the queen Belle's secret and scolds her that she had wanted her to accept Belle for her kindness, for her intelligence, courage, and virtues, and she should not have had to reveal this secret for her to accept her. She all but calls the queen a b-tch and shuts her up.

Much like the version in the Disney film Belle was a book lover.

The 1740 version of Beauty and the Beast was extremely feminist. It was AGAINST arranged marriages. The prince's mother didn't even want him married to Belle at first. Belle was a literate reader who loved books. There was political intrigue, a woman general, commentary about being interracial (Belle was half-faery). There was even accidental incest (Turns out Belle and The Beast were cousins… Whoops. They didn't find out until after they were married.)

It was social commentary. It wasn't just "Girls, accept ugly men your parents set you up with."

Belle had to be willing to go to the castle in her father's place. Her father didn't want to give her to the Beast.

In 1757 Beauty and the Beast was re-adapted from the novel into a twenty page short story by Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont. This is the version most people read as kids if they read Beauty and the Beast. An essay about it and the full version can be found in The Classic Fairy Tales by Iona and Peter Opie. This version was shortened to about twenty pages long. And almost the political and feminist commentary is gone.

But at no point does either version promote arranged marriages.

And contrary to a weird internet rumor, no, it didn't have a sad ending. You're thinking of the mermaid dying at the end of The Little Mermaid by Hans Christian Andersen, but she gains an afterlife as a spirit of air, something denied to most mermaids so it's bitter-sweet.

Every version of Beauty and the Beast has the happily ever after.

[cinderellaenjoyer]

Fairest Of Them All

Because the people ( @yukii0nna and @lelekasalreadyexist) have spoken and want to hear about my Snow White adaptation! I've had this idea in mind for a while now! Some small facts first, and then the plot!

Firstly, my Snow White is black because 1) black female protagonists are awesome and 2) the Disney reboot has a million problems but Snow White not being pale as a sheet isn't one of them so this was partially out of spite. She got her name because her parents wanted her to grow up to have 'A heart as pure as snow is white'

She also has a Star motif, the Mirror calling her 'the Star that glows bright' and the evil Queen saying 'at last, the last star in the sky has faded' when she poisons her

You know what I'm also giving her a twin sister called Rose Red because I love the idea of her having a sister. She's a lot more lively to Snow's more calm (since that's how she's described in the 'Snow White and Rose Red' story) but they love each other dearly. She got her name because their parents wanted her to be 'as bold and bright as a rose.' She gets flower motifs actually

The Queen is called Beatrice, and her motivation is that she wants Immortality and God-Like power instead of beauty. She's favoured Ruby more than Snow White, who she's kind of just ignored, but always has had a weird feeling Snow will be the end of her

The Mirror used to be Beatrice's close friend Indina, but then they're relationship got reaaaaalllly messed up as Beatrice got more power-hungry and it ended with Beatrice trapping Indina in a magic mirror she (Indina) made for her so she couldn't leave. So now not only is Indina stuck in a mirror she also has tell Beatrice anything she asks for in her quest for Becoming Immortal. So that's fun

Snow White has this strange connection to an apple tree in the garden, where her and Rose's mother was buried. Neither of the girls new their Mother since she died when they were still babies, but Snow has kind of felt more of a weird-connection to the tree than Rose ever did.

Snow's best friend is a girl called Elyna, the daughter of the Huntsman. Keep this in mind because guess who the Queen's gonna ask to Kill Snow White at some point

The kingdom is called Belleforia, and it was built by devotees of the Fairy Princess Amoria, the Fairy of Love and Beauty. Unrelated but there's a Strange Old Lady living with a bunch of Dwarves in the Woods. Anyways, that's kind of the power level Beatrice wants

The Main storyline is that Beatrice is suuupeeer close to getting her Immortality, but to complete the spell she needs to have killed 'the fairest of them all.' There's a brief moment where she's like 'Wait I can't kill myself that defeats the whole point of the immortality thing' so Indina has to explain that the Fairest of Them All is actually Snow White. She also gives a warning that Snow White will be the End of Beatrice, so that's extra motivation for the queen to get ride of her

I'll post the character designs either later today or tommorow, but for now, I hope you all like my ideas so far!

[thevoidstaredback]

January 2025 Songs

Bummerland by AJR

So This Is Love by Ilene Woods and Mike Douglas

God Is Really Real by AJR

That's How You Know from Enchanted

Can't be Erased by JT Music

OK Overture by AJR

I Wanna Be Famous from Total Drama

The Flying Dutchman by The Jolly Rogers

Castle of Glass by Linkin Park

Into The Unknown from Frozen 2

Piano Man by Billy Joel

Don't Cry For Me Argentina from Evita

Son of Man from Tarzan

Hurts Like Hell by Fleurie

Mama I'm A Big Girl Now from Hairspray

You Didn't Know from Hazbin Hotel

If I Didn't Have You from Quest For Camelot

Real Man by Tomska

Luck Be A Lady from Guys and Dolls

It's Raining Somewhere Else by Toby Fox

Smile Like You Mean It by ParanoidDJ

Stuff Is Way by They Might Be Giants

A Gay Disney Prince by Thomas Sanders

Drama Club by Melanie Martinez

Bikini Bottom Day from Spongebob the Musical

Shine A Light (Reprise) from Heathers

I Wanna Waa by CG5

Hips Don't Lie by Shakira

Bring Me To Life by Evanescence

Cell Block Tango from Chicago

Rain Is A Good Thing by Luke Bryan

Swim by Alec Benjamin

Space Age Bachelor Man from Ride The Cyclone

Sugar Cloud from Ride The Cyclone

One Short Day from Wicked

Reflection from Mulan

listen before i go by Billie Eilish

I Wanna Be Your Slave by Måneskin

Stronger from Finding Neverland

I'm Ready by AJR

My Blanket And Me from You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown

We Own The Night from Finding Neverland

Play (acoustic) from Finding Neverland

Not Getting Married Today from Company

Son of Poseidon from The Lightning Thief: The Musical

Birthday Party by AJR

One Day More from Les Miserables

The Pirates Of Kensington from Finding Neverland

Sweet Child 'o Mine by Guns and Roses

Sexy Drug by Falling In Reverse

To Be A Princess from Barbie: Princess and the Pauper

I Can't Fix You by The Living Tombstone

Put On Your Sunday Clothes from Hello, Dolly

Main Character, Will Wood

Sarcasm by Get Scared

Troublemaker by Olly Murs

Fairytale by Alexander Rybak

7 Years by Lukas Graham

I Hear A Symphony by Cody Fry

La Seine by Matthieu Chedid and Vanessa Paradis

Revenge by XXXTENTACION

Africa by Toto

Get Along by Megumi Hayashibara

Tell Your Story by Derivakat

I See A Dreamer by CG5

It Took Me By Surprise by Maria Mena

Cowboy Casanova by Carrie Underwood

Plastic Promises by Set It Off

Tír Na Nóg by Celtic Woman

I See Fire by Ed Sheeran

Cooking By the Book (A Lil’ Bigger Mix) by Mastgrr

Skid Row from Little Shop of Horrors

Until I End Up Dead by Dream

Thneedvile from The Lorax

You And I And George by Rowlf the Dog

Lord of the Rings in 99 Seconds by John Cozart

Stick it to the Man from School of Rock

Hymn For The Weekend by Coldplay

All That Jazz from Chicago

Still Alive by Jonathan Coulton

Want You Gone by Jonathan Coulton

My First Kiss by 3OH!3

Rewritten in Stone by Amanda Fagan

Fancy Dress from The Drowsy Chaperone

My Time by Bo En

Middle Finger by Bohones

Don't Stop Me Now by Queen

I Will Wait by Mumford and Sons

Stay, I Pray You from Anastasia

Beggin’ by Måneskin

Could Have Been Me by The Struts

Daughters of Triton from The Little Mermaid

The Entertainer by Scott Joplin

Slumber Party by Ashnikko

Revolting Children from Matilda the Musical

What The Heck I Gotta Do from 21 Chump Street

MUFFIN by BadBoyHalo, CG5, and Hyper Potions

Hello from Book of Mormon the Musical

eBay by Weird Al

Fat by Weird Al

Bad by Michael Jackson

I Know It's Today from Shrek the Musical

Don't Let Me Go from Shrek the Musical

Battle Scars by Paradise Fears

Sober Up by AJR

Don't Say Goodnight by Hot Chelle Rae

Roadtrip by Dream

Let Me Be Your Wings from Thumbelina

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road by Elton John

Just The Girl by The Click

Perform This Way by Weird Al

Song of the South by Alabama

Little Wolf from Epic: The Musical

Pocket Full of Gold by American Authors

Beautiful from Heathers

Other Friends by Caleb Hyles

Go Big or Go Home by American Authors

Treehouse by Alex G and Emily Yacina

Im Too Sexy for My Shirt by Right Said Fred

City of the Dead by Eurielle

Shout by Tears for Fears

Opening Up from Waitress

Waving Through A Window from Dear Evan Hansen

Paranoia by Neoni

Art Is Dead by Bo Burnham

Another Irish Drinking Song by DaVinci's Notebook

Colonel Hathi's March from The Jungle Book

For The First Time In Forever from Frozen

Killer Queen by Queen

Rhapsody of Youth by Seishun Kyousoukyoku

What's Up, Duloc from Shrek the Musical

[moonlitter]

thinking of Sonic swap au but with mariaaaaaaaa...

sonic = maria

➥ human sonic, perchance fox maria to match tails. or a fawn...hmm

➥“i'm maria! maria the fawn/fox!” sounds weird but...! has super speed too. CAN'T ROLL. ahem. maybe has earth powers, linked to the grounds moreso than the wind. actually no, water powers. one of those. favorite food is ice-cream or s'mores..smth to parallel sonic's chilli dogs. pizza? yum pizza. really polite but will also throw hands when someone's rude. you know she wants to in mainline. blue blur more like yellow piss. golden gal/goddess. kinda cheeky, loves sightseeing and flowers. is never in one place. daughter of the president.

➥ “when i get back down to earth, the first thing I'm gonna do is run everywhere—ooh and roller skate. and you'll do it with me little buddy!”—sonic the human apparently. lives on the GUN (aka my shitty ark equivalent) also sick like maria, but it mostly affects his legs...uh, contractions of nerves or however that works. twelveeee. deadddd. similar wish to maria's but I'm still work-shopping that.

tails = shadow

➥ “sonic! you're not allowed to move that much, you'll get cramps again—!” project tails; aka the smart project on ARK (mayhaps it shall be called GUN while actual GUN would be ARK). over-thinker who sonic has to pull out of his mind a lot. as always. helps the scientists a lot. gun. fly. whoosh. really good with mechanics and bonds over maria with that after maria adventure 2™ . broody, but is just really skittish and depressed. oh yeah coffee. ageless mf but like, mentally 15 like how im kinda sure shadow was meant to be

➥“shadow being generally more ah, kid-like. maria found him when he was a toddler and basically raised him like Sonic did tails. his tails parallel deformity mayhaps shall be his fangs...? okay not deformity his outcast-trait. fangs and red eyes; they called him a vampire, especially cuz a lot of critters always ended up dead with gory wounds. he was hungry okay they didn't feed him. maria made his shoes and he carries her while running fast. in all his nine years of living...

amy = blaze (you cannot tell me you don't see the whole amy/maria parallel like sonic/blaze)

➥ princess amy of florianna ! (i'm bullshitting words). as opposed to blaze is actually kind of receptive to help, just doesn't want to hurt other people by letting them help. vanilla is her nursemaid? nanny? was bullied because of how rowdy she could be, called names behind her back : “princess Amy Rose? more like rosy the rascal” she also controls nature, specifically flowers and roses. disney princess amy... might not still have a hammer cuz blaze has to get something like that in her place... “never fear for your princess rose is here!” fourteen.

➥ i kind of... forgot this would be a romance role. uhhh. maybe she mostly just admires maria big time. or likes her idk. most usually a recluse, but ria helped her get out more, be more trusting and stuff. comes from a generally well off family that wants her to constantly be perfect and aspire to be the best ballerina ever. really just still blaze but as a maria glazer (like we should all be). twelve sighs. she could use those long ballet ribbon thingies as he'd comical weapon instead of fire i'unno i don't work here. marine is the rowdy girl at the studio that bothers her but she sees as a sibling all the same.

cream = marine

there's already a basic gist of them

walters = gerald

they also have that basic gist, which in other words translates to me being too lazy to actually write stuff

Ivo =...Ivo cuz i said so ! he's perfect as he is. also logically maria would be his counterpart so no. maybe abe would, idk. pretty sure that it'd hit harder if it's your cousin you're fighting against; which he technically is in mainline in a looser sense.

one day i'll learn how to draw digital and draw them . all hail the golden goddess

[regardstosoulandromance]

ao3 wrapped: 2024

word count: 104,238

fics posted: 56

fic with the most hits & kudos: lord save me- my drug is my baby (agatha all along, hits: 5,114, kudos: 429)

fic with the least hits: Snowy Days and Warm Mittens (caos, hits: 17)

three favorite fics I've written this year:

...At Last I See the Light (Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Words: 22,225) - For Sabrina Spellman, getting a job at the happiest place on earth feels like a dream come true; not only does she get to pretend to be her favorite Disney character everyday but her coworker, Nicholas, playing charming thief Flynn Rider to her lost princess Rapunzel might just like her back. The only thing standing between Sabrina and the best day ever is her evil boss, who definitely is out to get her. Will true love prevail or will Disneyland's magic spell be broken?

a fire inside of you (Supergirl, Words: 1,019) - "I'm not sick Ms. Grant," said Kara, "Really." Cat continued to look at her in disbelief, muttering, “Really Kiera. I don’t have time for this,” as she reached across, closing the gap to press a cool hand to Kara’s forehead.

be still my foolish heart, don’t ruin this on me (Once Upon a Time, Words: 2,384) - “She has a crush on you, you know.” He was glad Neal had his grandson, otherwise Rumford might have dropped him in shock. He choked on air, sputtering, “How- I- Miss French-“ “I mean she hasn’t like, told me or anything, because you’re my dad and that would be weird,” Neal said, “But she’s super into you.”

three favorite fics I've read this year:

Our dreams are all the same (you could hurt me, but you wouldn't know what to say) by Theonlydan - Rich bored daddy's girl Sabrina wants a thing or two from her stepmom. In hindsight, Lilith doesn't disapprove. So who's the instigator? They say an absent father and a distant mother can really fuck you up, but Sabrina says it’s the absence of the nail clipper that will drive you insane. So much for a “family” trip, Sabrina snorts. She crouches in the middle of an empty hotel room. Lilith’s suitcase is heavy. She lays it down, telling herself she’s doing this because the idea of finding a manicure kit looks promising, while being fully aware she’s lying to herself.

but the verse is sweet by smallblueandloud - "How old is she?” asks Bail, before he can think not to. “Twenty five,” says Solo. He looks, really looks, at Solo for the first time. “And how old are you?” "...not twenty five.” (or, the Force brings Bail and his sixteen-year-old daughter to witness their future. the Force has a shitty sense of humor)

Somebody Know Me Too Well by dionaeamuscipula - "Joanne had spent her life convincing people that she didn’t want to be understood, didn’t want the intimacy of being known—her own husband couldn’t have said her favorite color—but then Bobbie—Richard—freezing the glass, then submerging it in hot water, and of course it shattered, it shattered all over her." Joanne and her complicated relationship with being known.

[bunny-hare]

Silly Game Time: Do you often remember your dreams? What's a dream that you do particularly remember?

Myself, I almost never do. But I do remember one where I wandered around an empty, medieval city wearing a tailcoat tuxedo and carrying a yellow rose.

I DO REMEMBER MY DREAMS!

Cutting here for long reply below!

So, as I said, I remember a lot of my dreams, usually, at least one per night/day!

Lately I've been dreaming a lot about mermaids/sirens/selkie/sea creatures.

Today I had 2 dreams about them today, one was about a young widow with a daughter, they left off to have a summer break with the mother's friends since they thought the mom needed to be back on the market since it had been a while since her husband died and she was "wasting her life" mourning her late husband, but when they arrived to the beach, many sea creatures kept harrasing the widow to steal her daughter and take her back to sea as she was the rightful heir to the ocean throne. (The daughter was pretty much like a selkie/skin walker since a porpoise gave the child a skin to go with it into the sea).

My other today's dream was that I was playing a rogue-like game about a mermaid that had been fishnapped by a buff jerk "local hero" that was obsessed with himself and maintaining his title as "the best" (kinda like Gaston from Disney's Beauty and the Beast). The mermaid was put into a bathtub in middle of an abandoned lighthouse that was now kinda far from the sea as the ocean had started to dry up, and now, far away from the sea, her only way to go back was by basically killing herself, dettaching her own spirit from her body with the help of her mermaid magic, and in spirit-only, she'd have to travel thorugh dimensions to go back to her sea (she didn't mind "dying" as she wanted her freedom over anything else, and if she was sucessful in her journey though dimensions, her mortal body would melt into sea foam while her spirit would be rebirthed into the sea).

A couple of days ago (like 2) I also dreamed about a former idol that threw it all away to have a normal life, she left the idol life to be a normal nerdish girl with a deep love for weird RPGs and History. She enjoys a happy normal life with her group of 6 friends (5 girls, and her best friend, a nerd boy), and though there are rumours her former idol band will comeback, and everyone keeps making a fuss about it, she doesn't mind it much and focuses on her normal girl stuff like a final project/exam for her history class which consist in making a thesis on lost cultures/civilizations; she researched along one of her friends about a lost palace that ended underwater as the palace's princess saw their ancient artifacts as a great evil that shouldn't befall the hands of these who would misuse them as the crown had the power to turn anyone into a beautiful being with incredible leadership capabilities that without doubt, could have the world at their mercy.

Fastforwards, it turns out the former Idol's band is, indeed, making a big return, they do interviews and all that, the press being particularly nosey about the former idols' leader (since it's this girl that left it all behind for a normal life), the former idol doesn't have much time to bother with it though as her best friend (the nerd) went missing/was probably murdered and she's no. #1 suspect, though it'd later BECOME a problem since it turns out the new leader of the idols' group is a doppelgänger of herself which is also a mermaid and claims she's the resurrection of the underwater palace's princess, the thing here is that the doppelgänger has the crown of legends and the idol girl suspects her mermaid doppelgänger can have something to do with her best friend going missing.

^- I drew the Idol girl in paint.

As for dreams where I'm more involved with them, I also remember many, but for a time after breaking up with my ex, I had a very recurrent dream in which I was trapped inside a multiple stories high sort-of department with multiple themed rooms filled with monsters, and I couldn't run away from it through the windows nor balconies nor nothing like that because I'd just respawn on the same point prior jumping off, and rooms with a red snapper where the only safe rooms.

This Red Snapper kept insisting he was my best friend, and he gave me life advice and also tips on how to get out of the house (by finding the main door's key).

It was a recurrent dream with many, different parts. The last part I dreamed was when I found the key at the house basement, the Red Snapper was there, but he had been cooked and spiced with herbs. The Red Snapper pressured me to grab the key and run away as someone would soon come. It was my ex and they threw knives at me as if the monsters behind them wasn't enough (note: abusive relationship). The Red Snapper sacrificed itself, becoming a meal for the monsters to let me escape and that's the last time I dreamed with him.

Up until this date, I still have Red Snappers hanging around my Animal Crossing house in honour of my best friend.

[prettycdds]

{{ Ok, I have a cold, and I swear I will get to my older threads but for now let's talk Asha lol

This is one of those characters where I'm like-- Am I restructuring her/making her canon divergent or is this just how she was actually meant to be like, but what I'm going to do is look at the roots of her character and build her up from there and just see where she lands.

Here are her roots and what I extrapolate from them...

Her father was a philosopher and astronomer. She was closest to her father, a real daddy's girl, before he passed away. In turn, she knows how to read star charts, could point out the name of any constellation, and could find her way back home by looking at the night sky. The night sky is a motif of her's in this way. King Magnifico also seems to know who her father is. Now, ofc its very possible he's just unusually good at remembering random citizens, but to me that implies that the father came into contact with the king enough for him to have fond memories of him. Now I imagine their relationship to be this-- they once ( or maybe multiple times ) discussed philosophy but had their disagreements, though amicably so. You can kinda tell by the way Magnifico recalls him-- fondly but a tiny bit dismissive. " oh you, always looking at the stars for answers " kind of tone. But overall, the father still thought highly of the king, and so he sort of relayed to his daughter an incomplete and more perfect picture of him ( though the father himself sort of had a suspicion the king was less than perfect ) which would cause Asha to idolize the king.

Asha thought very highly of the king. She's practically a superfan of the king, even. She owns multiple books about him, has enamel pins of the kingdom's rose insignia, and this eventually allows her to become a literal tourist guide whose primary job is basically to talk up how fantastic he is and show national pride. If she's willing to do this we can assume she's happily and enthusiastically a very big fan of Magnifico ( even if she's one of the only female characters that doesn't express attraction to him lmao ) The books she owns of him implies she likely assumed she knew everything there was to know about him, which is why she was so shocked to find that none of his published stories mention the tragic past he later reveals to her.

She wanted to be the king's apprentice. Now this one is a vague character motivation in the movie, and that... bothers me. So we'll flesh it out and say yes, she did indeed want sincerely to be the king's apprentice, as an extension of her "fan of the king" core trait and... stay with me-- her love for animation. We know she is literally a cartoonist who does a sort of archaic animation with her notebook. What if that is an extension of her desire to learn magic, the desire to make things move that wouldn't, "the illusion of life" as Disney puts it. In a city where magic is outlawed, this was the only way she knew how to "practice magic" with the hope of one day being the king's apprentice. Because that law puts people in a weird position where they have to apply for a job they know nothing about.

She wanted her grandfather's wish granted. This is the part of her that I was never very fond of because the way they conveyed this trait of her's made her come across as oddly... selfish? And they don't really frame it as heroic as she could be with a slight change. They make a point of having her grumpy friend point out that becoming an apprentice, right at this moment, could easily be seen as her trying to game the system for the sake of getting wishes and she just... doesn't convincingly deny that's what she's doing. ( which is a little snakey for a disney princess-type girl, ngl! ) And then, after having this heartbreaking talk with the king and he trusts her enough to show her the wishes, she immediately decides to ask him for a royal favor before she even gets the job. In which, Magnifico looks kind of hurt and mentions most people at least wait months to ask and-- honestly, it just made her look really awful in my opinion. We're going to keep this core trait, but emphasize her desire to be the king's apprentice and a more generalized respect for the wishes of all her people overall, and have her more-so ask WHY the grandfather's wish wasn't granted, giving the king the benefit of the doubt that there was a good reason it wasn't, and that maybe she could discuss it and change his mind. So now, her mistake wasn't demanding a wish, her mistake was assuming the king was someone who could be calmly reasoned with, and it comes across more like a burning curiosity about how the wishes are handled rather than a sudden selfish demand for preferential treatment. Reflecting better her existing core trait of respecting the king and her kingdom. ( It doesn't make sense to me that she wouldn't gather from context clues that some people just don't get their wishes granted. Surely she would guess this based on the population / wish granting ratio lol ) And then they can still argue over what's best for people and all that-- I just think this slight reframing makes more sense. It also helps to emphasize that her primary goal was sincerely to be the apprentice.

Her general personality ... will probably be tweaked just a little. I always found it odd that she is somehow both a tour guide that interacts with people regularly and also severely socially awkward. But here's the thing-- is she socially awkward? Or was she just extremely nervous that day about meeting the king? I would probably depict that as more of an outlier for her instead of how she usually is. I would describe her core personality as... strongly and abrasively opinionated, maybe even a little hard-headed, naturally prone to disobeying authority ( not just because of the king but how she sneaks around and goes against her parents on just about... everything lol ), but deeply empathetic ( and a people person for that matter, she can endear a crowd ) and optimistic. Maybe even optimistic to a fault. She seems to believe that by default most-- if not all-- people are good with good intentions based on how she says " The people of Rosas are good people " which is... a kind of naive assumption lol. But also one additional detail-- she seems to know multiple languages! You can hear her say hello in multiple languages before giving her tour. That, combined with her astronomy knowledge and animation, likely implies she's a quick learner as well !

And that's all I can think of right now !! }}

[nyasbrain]

Week 2: My obsession with Vampires. Past, Present, Future

My eternal love for vampires (vampyes? vampirs?) began when I saw him for the first time.

One of my first media-related memories is The Little Vampire (2000), largely forgotten by non-vampire-obsessed normies.

The Little Vampire follows Tony Thompson, a nine-year-old who moves with his family from California to Scotland. The Thompson family moves into a small castle (because there are only castles in 2000s Scotland). Tony gets picked on in school by his father's boss's son and begins having nightmares about vampires and comets.

One night, while dressed as a vampire, Tony is mistaken for one by Rudolph (pictured above) who attacks him and fails due to blood starvation. There starts the classic 2000s tale of friendship and adventure as Tony saves Rudolph and his family from the local vampire hunter and returns them to their human form.

In 2000 (or whenever I watched this movie) all my little sexually confused brain could think was:

Wow, that little vampire is hot.

In 2025 however, I can see the movie for what it is. Bad but formative.

To my surprise, The Little Vampire is not DCOM but I most likely watched it on my retro Disney princess CRT TV, which counts for something.

Speaking of DCOMs, Mom's Got a Date with a Vampire (2000) was likely my second piece of young vampire media.

As the title implies, the movie follows Lynette (mom) and her date with Dimitri (vampire).

Adam (13) and his sister Chelsea (16), think all is well until their brother Taylor (8) sees Dimitri (eternal) turn into a bat. There starts the classic 2000s tale of adventure and mayhem to save their mom from the vampire's thrall.

Before we move on, I want to talk vampire lore.

Modern vampires (or traditional vampires) are all the children of Bram Stoker's Dracula (1897). Of course, there is a long folk history of vampires pre-Drac, but Dracula adaptations popularized attributes such as fangs, vulnerability to sunlight, transforming into a bat, fancy coats, capes, and garlic repulsion.

The mommy and daddy of Stoker's Dracula are The Vampyre (1819) and my favorite, Carmilla (1872).

Let's start with The Vampyre.

In a short story by John William Polidori, Aubrey, a rich guy, meets the illusive Lord Ruthven at a party in London. Audrey sees Ruthven as a bit of an incendiary. He travels to Greece where he meets his (short-lived) lover Lanthe and tells her about the legend of vampires, which kinda sounds just like that Ruthven guy.

Lanthe is killed, Aubrey is hurt, and the whole town has vampire hysteria. While Aubrey is ill, Ruthven kindly (suspiciously) offers to nurse him back to health. Aubrey, feeling the 1819 catholic guilt, feels obliged to Ruthven and joins him on his travels.

Surprise, another attack, this time Ruthven is mortally wounded. On his deathbed, Ruthven makes Aubrey swear to not speak of his death for a year and a day (oddly specific) which Aubrey agrees to. Aubrey returns to London and finds Ruthven, alive and well.

Ruthven reminds Aubrey of his oath not to speak of his death, all the while he courts, marries, and kills Aubrey's sister, leaving her drained of blood.

My lesbian queen, Carmilla.

Laura recounts her eerie encounter with Carmilla, starting with a dream at age six, where she’s bitten—though there’s no evidence. Twelve years later, a carriage accident brings Carmilla into Laura’s life, and they instantly recognize each other from their childhood dream. Carmilla is weird for the average girl in 1872: she sleeps all day, sleepwalks at night, and avoids prayers.

As girls start dying in nearby towns, Laura dreams of a cat-like beast biting her. The truth is revealed when the General, a family friend, recounts the mysterious death of his daughter, killed by the same girl Carmilla, who’s really Mircalla, the vampire.

Carmilla's hidden tomb is found, they drive a stake through her heart, cut her head off, burn her body into ashes, and throw them into the river. Laura is forever changed by her encounters with Carmilla (she's a lesbian, but of course, you couldn't be a lesbian in 1872).

The man we know and love, Dracula.

Told through letters, journal entries, and news articles, Dracula begins with Jonathan Harker, a solicitor (lawyer), who travels to help Dracula buy a house in London. The locals warn him, but he goes anyway, only to get trapped in Dracula’s castle.

Meanwhile, in London, Jonathan's fiancée Mina travels to see her friend Lucy. When Mina arrives, a ship is wrecked on the shore, its crew missing and its captain dead, the only cargo is a set of fifty boxes of dirt shipped from Dracula's castle.

Lucy, sleepwalking and sick, has two tiny red marks on her throat which no one can explain. A rag-tag team of god-fearing Christians is formed including Dr. Steward, Mina, Professor Van Helsing, Lucy, and Jonathan to figure out wtf is going on.

Blah, blah, blah, Drac attacks Lucy. They try to save her, and a wolf breaks in (???) killing Lucy and her mother. They are convinced Lucy is not dead, but undead (gasp) and they find her feeding on a child (double gasp). They kill her (again), returning her soul to "eternal rest" and pledge to do the same to Dracula.

Everything is going well until Renfield, Dracula's assistant (???), lets Drac in and he feeds on Mina. Mina starts to turn, and the men sterilize the dirt forcing Dracula to flee. They track him and drive a knife through his heart, killing Dracula and freeing Mina from his curse.

Following? The following family tree of vampires looks a little like this.

So, when did vampires become vegetarian? Unclear.

People seem to think Interview with a Vampire (1976) was the first depiction of vegetarian vampires with Louis feeding from animals rather than humans.

Vampires who drink animal blood are not as strong or fast, and they don't heal as quickly as traditional vampires. When a vampire drinks blood, they are consuming life and the essence of life itself, something you just can't get from animal blood.

Vegetarian vampires are popular these days. I like to think of this as the family-fication of the modern-day vampire. Count von Count possesses only a thirst for numbers. Count Chocula a craving for chocolate milk. And while there are vegetarian vampires who possess the urge to drink human blood, they are "good" and remain "strong" due to their restraint. Which I think is a bunch of purist bullshit.

Vampires are supposed to be hot and irresistible. If not, they are nauseating and off-putting. They are immortal, frozen at the age they are turned (often early teens to late twenties), and possess control over humans WHICH NO ONE IN MEDIA TALKS ABOUT ANYMORE! Drinking human blood is an inherently sexual act, but drinking animal blood is about as sexy as eating a steak.

Where am I going with all this?

Twilight (2005)

The year was 2005. I was nine years old reading at an 11th-grade level. Getting my hands on this book was like drinking water (or blood if you're a vampire) for the first time. I don't know what about these books gripped me, but have I been sat since.

You know the story of Twilight. Bella Swan moves from sunny Arizona to cloudy and cold Forks, Washington with nothing but a cactus and a dream.

She's immediately the new hot girl in town (because no one moves to Forks) but she doesn't want the other boys, she wants Edward, a vegetarian vampire who reallyyyyyyy wants to drink her blood.

Twilight vampires are not like the other vampires I've described above. They aren't hurt by sunlight, they sparkle. Animal blood doesn't make them weaker, it's just harder to resist the urge. No fangs, all their teeth are piercing. Super hard skin. You get it.

My favorite part of Twilight is how deeply unserious the Cullens are. Vampires are the ultimate predators. They look like us, talk like us, and sometimes even go to school with us, but in Twilight they never act as predators.

Edward's whole thing (besides purity because, Mormon) is if he tastes one drop of Bella's blood, he will drain her dry. In the first book, Carlisle says "bet" and MAKES EDWARD TEST THE THEORY, which is wild, especially in the room with everyone else.

In the New Moon, Bella gets a tiny cut on her finger and Jasper nearly kills her, but wasn't he in the ballet studio when Bella was bleeding out???

In Breaking Dawn, the Cullens bring 100 VAMPIRES to Forks and not a single "wild and barbaric" vampire kills anyone in town because they all respect Carlisle too much.

We aren't even going to dip our toe into the racism disguised as a vampire-werewolf feud, but we will talk about the problematic nature of the book.

Stepanie Myer says Black vampires can't exist in her world because the venom eats their melanin (brunette vampires exist so...).

Jasper was in the Confederate Army (and proud of it).

Rewriting and appropriating the culture of an existing Native American tribe.

Making Jacob a literal pedo.

So much misogyny.

And honestly, this is just the start.

Stephanie Myer (mormon) does not use any of the above for her Twilight inspiration. She instead uses Jane Eyre, Lincon Park, and My Chemical Romance as her literary muses, which okay??? I wouldn't be me if I didn't bring up the connection between My Chemical Romance, 9/11, Twilight, and Fifty Shades so, here ya go.

Other vampire books I've loved and consumed over the years include:

House of Night Series by P.C Cast (I read these between Twilight, and they are so bad but this is my vampire history recap so I had to mention it).

House of Hunger by Alexis Henderson

Fang Fiction by Kate Stayman-London

Thirst by Marina Yuszczuk

Immortal Dark by Tigest Girma

Hungerstone by Kat Dunn

If I'm being honest, I'm only scratching the surface of my vampire obsession. I didn't talk about watching True Blood at an insanely young age, Vampire Academy, Vampire Diaries, Blade, Supernatural, how I missed Buffy, and still think about how cool I would have been if I'd seen it air live.

So, let's talk about what I want to see as a 60-year-old vampire fan girl.

I hope we can return to why humans are so drawn to vampires in story and IRL.

Bring back hedonism. The teen vampire is played out (maybe because I'm 28), I want to see adult vampires on screen being sexy.

Deep, emotional vampire stories are back with Nosferatu (2024). Nosferatu is not just a vampire; he's a metaphor as was Carmilla and Dracula. Ellen Hutter speaking of Nosferatu says "He is my shame. He is my melancholy. He took me as his lover then, and now he has come back." Vampires are more than the heartthrob, they are death, desire, fear, and addiction.

Most of all, I want to see more lesbian vampires.

If this wasn't enough vampire lore, watch Monstrosity & the Vampire: A History by Jess of the Shire. She did 4 months of research; I just watched her video.

Here is a very short list of things I'm into this week:

Reading: And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie

I'm not really a mystery girlie, but I can see why Ms. Christie was popping off. What I don't understand is how she wrote almost 80 books in her lifetime.

Eating: Mezze Family Style

It's restaurant week in the city and I highly recommend dressing up, going out, and gossiping with the girlies.

Playing: Interview with the Vampire

I'm watching Interview with the Vampire (2022) for the first time and holy shit why didn't anyone tell me about it?

This show is everything I want to see in the future of vamp media. Gay, sexy, scary, and funny with commentary on race, class, human curiosity, community, and mortality. My only complaint is everyone is so mean and uncharitable to my queen, Claudia!

Obsessing: Vampires (Duh)

A large portion of my week has been spent doing this. I've been writing, reading, watching, and dreaming vampires for 6 days. Honestly, I'm not mad about it.

Recommending: Valentine's Patterns

If you're making things for Valentine's Day, start now!

I leave you with this because this album is still on repeat.

[peppers-lament]

I had another dream of someone

He had sandy hair, green blue eyes, and a really nice smile with a nice jawline.

He was handsome, tall, and smelled good. The best part was his voice. He had a deep rumbling voice that he liked to use to tease me while holding my cheek, whispering in my ear to make me squirm. Just to get a reaction out of me.

In the dream he gave me attention, at first it was to get laid with me, but later unfolded my secrets. For some reason it took place in Spring, my home town in my childhood house. My room was the same but different. Like if we had never moved out, and I got to have my own room. Like I just changed my childhood room, making my sister move into my brother's room.

The guy waited outside my door, waiting for me to finish putting away my childhood dolls, but he peeked through the door, seeing me scramble around, putting all the doll clothes, dolls, and items I saved into the pink treasure chest I have, shoving everything inside. I was blushing so hard.

When I opened the door, he held my arm and face, walking me backward into my own bed, where he just laid on top of me, not doing anything without my permission, but whispering into my ear.

He made me tremble with his sweet words, overflowing my senses with his laugh.

And then, of course, my family had a problem with him. At first, it was with me, but then suddenly they deemed me their daughter again, and had to "protect" me from him. It felt weirdly similar to how E came into my life.

But this guy wasn't E. Not in the slightest.

He was helplessly in love with me, and I didn't know what to do at first.

I was playing hard to get in the beginning, making sure he was truly trying to get to know me and not use me. Keeping him on his toes when he was around me, being essentially a tsundere. I realize that's how I act sometimes. I act mean, but I get softer if you stay with me. I may push you away, but it doesn't mean I want you gone. I expect resistance. I expect someone to fight for me.

Because I'm worth it… right?

I'm worth being loved the way I want to be loved. I would love it if the tables were turned, if I have to go above and beyond to someone, just to get them to pay attention to me. I want to give myself to someone who I know will be able to handle me, small bits or huge explosions of me. But I have to know they want to know that, I can just shower all this onto a stranger. You have to gain my trust.

Truth is, I want someone obsessed with me.

This man in the dream was obsessed, but not in a creepy way, just like a love interest character in a book or movie, that let's the girl lead take back her life, and he's loving her every step of the way, because he's into weird quirky girls who fight for themselves, even though he 100% is capable of fighting for her he doesn't get in her way.

It's such a Disney fantasy love. But it's what I grew up with. It's what I want. A Princess Mononoke and Prince Ashitaka love. We are each our own person, but together we are stronger.

That's what I want.

[bestsnow-white]

Emma quickly made her way to the bathroom. “ Okay, I will!” she called. Then the blonde realized what Snow just said. Weird. Sitting on the potty, Emma suddenly felt… strange. “ Mom, can I play with your phone?” the blonde asked. What was going on? She sounded like she was Neal’s age or younger!

"Good girl," Snow smiled as she went in to check on her daughter as ifit was the most common thing to do. "How's my big girl in the potty doing today" Snow cooed at her daughter. "Sure sweetie here you go," Snow gave her phone to Emma after selecting a childish game that features the Disney princesses, it was odd Snow doesn't remember ever downloading the Disney princesses app.