#the Narrator slay the princess

[mrkanman]

ohhhh on god we are slaying that princess...

[rainbowstargazerlilies]

you're supposed to slay her, why does she have the pristine blade?

(narrator bird! he is Little and he has Big Eyebrows)

[thesoupisburning]

right so you guys ever think about the spectre telling the narrator that hes more similar to her than to a person?

what "her" was she referring to? the fragment we call the spectre? the way he can only be perceived, not perceive himself? the ghost of him, the ghost of her? all of her?

im just. thinking. i always think about spectre. she has. a lot to say that i think is overlooked in favor of more common favorite routes like moment of clarity and the tower, but shes one of my favorites, and shes one of the only ones who SEES the narrator, save for wraith, who is. also her. or nightmare. and she says that hes not really a person. like her.

of course, that makes sense, we think shes a ghost and dead, so she is. but him. is the echo a ghost in the classical sense? is that what she meant? or are there layers?

she says he's not really like a person. what is a person to her? is she comparing the narrator to the "shards of broken glass on the floor" are her interactions with us and the voices the only "person" she knows?

i love love love when this game separates the narrator from us and our voices. i love it so much i think about it daily. props to tower for "layer of grime" that fucks so hard.

i don't have a thesis im just. thinking. how much of the narrator is left. really.

[confusedgeckotree]

Forever picturing the Narrator from Slay the Princess as Jonny D'ville

[friendlystimboards]

can I get a Narrator (Slay the Princess) stimboard with themes of:

Crows

Writing

Sheet music

And cursive fonts?

🐦/🐦/🐦 🌑/🖤/🌑 🎶/🎶/🎶

[poisedava]

My slay the princess choose your own adventure.

Masterlist/rules

In which there is an abundance of contrariness.

I'm sick and tired so fuck cursive.

PART 2.1

You groan, "you're so insufferable, you know. I executed a perfect dive to make you go away and you're still here." You raise your hands up in the air in a grand gesture, "I'm still here!" 

The Narrator:

"Excuse me? We have quite literally just met."

The voice of the Hero:

"If He doesn't remember what happened maybe it's best to keep it that way."

Voice of the Contrarian:

"I don't know. I think it's more fun if He knows what we're thinking. He's like a captive audience. " 

"Well, we're just about as captive," you kick a tree, "I just jumped off a cliff for nothing!" 

The Narrator:

"You did what now!?" 

The voice of the Contrarian:

"Nah, that was fun! We were super cool! We should do it again sometime." 

Voice of the Hero: 

"Good luck with that. Those walls don't look particularly climbable." 

With a short nod you agree. Maybe even to both of them. The new one has a point though, that was fun, you like him, "I wonder if the princess was impressed by our cool flip?" You smirk. 

The Narrator:

"I- the princess- What?"

The voice of the Hero:

"Yeah, I know."

The Narrator:

"That's not what you should focus on at all! You need to get to that cabin, slay the princess, and save the world. Not pondering on if the princess was impressed by whatever the hell you think you did!" 

A short pause.

The Narrator:

"Which, by the way, didn't actually happen!"

"It's not like we can do anything else. You took away our swimming privileges." With those words you start trotting up the overgrown path the the cabin again. 

Voice of the Contrarian:

"Awe, to the cabin! I'm sure it'll have plentiful opportunity to ruin his day!"

The Narrator:

"If by ruining my day you mean ruining everyone's day forever. Then yes, I suppose there are plenty of ways to pull that off inside the cabin. Like slaying the princess! I'd really hate it if you did that." 

Voice of the Contrarian:

"Isn't gonna wo-ork" 

Voice of the Hero:

"We should be careful though. If the world really ended last time, and we are back here, that means we need to do something before we lose that streak of luck and die for real." 

The Narrator:

"Look at that! At least one of you is rational. Please, listen to this one, take the situation seriously. I'm begging you. The fate of the entire world is on the line here." 

You roll your eyes and do not answer, around a familiar curve in the path the cabin comes into view. 

The Narrator:

"A warning, before you go any further. She will lie, she will cheat, and she'll do anything in her power to stop you from saying her, don't believe a word she says."

The voice of the Contrarian:

"If we're stuck going in there, maybe we should believe her. Maybe she isn't a liar."

The Narrator:

"Ignore him, he's just being difficult for the sake of it." 

The voice of the Hero:

"Let's keep an open mind."

You proceed to the cabin.

The Narrator:

"The interior of the cabin is almost entirely bare. The air is heavy with suspense, the entire space is filled with a layer of dust that you can, at first almost mistake for snow. The only furniture of note is a plain wooden table, also completely covered in a layer of gray. Perched on that table is a pristine blade, looking like it has laid there for years.

The blade is your implement, you'll need it if you want to do this right.

The voice of the Contrarian:

"If he wants us to take it, maybe we should just leave it to collect even more dust. Or better yet, grab it and throw it out the window! What good is a knife against a world-ending monstrosity anyway? 

The voice of the Hero:

"No, I think we should take the knife. We have no idea what we're up against. Maybe you could use it for.. I don't know, knife tricks, in the meantime?" 

The Narrator:

"You know what you're up against, I told you. You're dealing with a princess, nothing more. How many times do I need to explain this incredibly simple and straightforward premise?"

The voice of the Hero:

"If she is able to end the world then surely she isn't just a princess." 

The Narrator:

"Yes, she is, trust me."

He has forgotten something. Again. A great dust covered mirror hangs on the wall next to the door. The frame may once upon a time have been magnificent, now you can't even tell what it is made of.

[hearmeoutbracket]

[cavalierclavier]

When I broke the cycle, I made sure that the tear was rough. You carry a part of what should be her, and she carries a part of what should be you.

[saelrum]

It's been A WHILE since I drew anything STP related, but it seems reverse AU is rather popular, so here you go xd

[newquestion]

i should also play mario 64 when i can

[hallenanyall]

pov: dumb little bird in your brain wont stfu

ref & extras under the [pristine] cut <3

quote from game + orig sketch + wordless image

timelapse :>

+ sketch that ill clean up eventually, more of my favorite quotes.

+ little ref i drew of different TLQ tails. not that he seems to have one anyway. but its the one thing id let him change <3

[maria-ruta]

from the very first playthrough of the Slay The Princess this was an idea I wanted to draw

(spoilery talk under the cut)

i couldn't stop thinking about The Shifting Mound and The Long Quite basically representing Yin and Yang:

both are part of one whole

both are opposite and controversial but at the same time alike

both compliment each other

both carry parts of each other inside themselves

both together they create harmony of life and death and existance

i love this game so muuuch yaaay!

[phantasmatoucan]

STP DOODLING

[a-lilac-lyric]

Slay the Princess in a Nutshell

[gumi-megpoidd]

[only-a-stupid]

The Hero and the Princess 🗡️

To avoid misunderstandings, the actual entry is on Bluesky :)

I don’t want to do a crossposting for the contest, I just wanted to share the fanart here as well