THE FAIRYTALE MEME

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WELCOME TO THE FAIRYTALE MEME

Welcome to the Fairytale Meme, where it’s time to indulge in your happiest happily ever afters or your grimmest Grimm tales! I’ll provide the tropes, you provide the characters! Leave a blank comment or list your preferences! Pick and choose, RNG, or plot with a pal to come up with a story that suits you best! Of course, if there are tales, roles, or 'spells' you’d like to try that aren’t listed, go for them anyway! The only limit is your imagination! 

-CHARACTERS-

Royalty : examples - King, Queen, Prince, Princess, Duke, Duchess, etc!
Are you spoiled sweet, or rotten and rich? Cursed because of your vanity, or seeking to find your one true love? A runaway bride, defiant rebel, or slave to tradition?

Commoner: examples – Servant, Peasant, Knight, etc!
Are you an indentured servant thanks to a cruel family, or a simple peasant who sings to the birds? Ready to go an epic quest to prove your worth, or just trying to keep your loved ones safe and sound? Longing for more, content in your ways, or indifferent to status?

Trickster: Fairy Godmother, Enchantress, Big Bad Wolf, Genie, etc!
You’re not quite human, except perhaps for your heart? Do you try to help those less fortunate, or pick on silly mortals for fun? Are you a member of the Fae, or a dragon guarding their horde? Trying to teach a lesson, greedily taking what you think is yours, or curious about the way the other half lives?

-STORIES-

Beauty and the Beast:
One person’s trapped in a monstrous form, the other is the cure! Unless you like your new body, and your true love is down with claws and scales. Hey, you do you.

Cinderella:
It’s a ball! Spice it up, make it a masquerade if you please! Royals and rags mix together under the sparkling lights for a dance of epic romantic proportions!

Red Riding Hood:
Onc’s a red-colored quester, the other’s a big bad wolf. Together they… fight crime! Or make out. Or antagonize each other. Or all of the above!

Rapunzel:
Have some oddly familial time with kidnapped kid and witch/warlock, or be the confused traveler who comes across the world’s most epic ponytail! Or beard, long as you climb gently.

The Little Mermaid:
The oh-so-classic tale of fishing for love! Or maybe the Sea Witch wants some action too. Go for the Disney sweetness of exploring the human world, or the agony of ‘de feet’ as every step is walking pain.

Of course, these are only a handful of fairytales, it’d be impossible to list them all. Go for what you’re craving! If you want to use a story that you’re not sure others will be familiar with, don’t hesitate to drop a link or a video – who doesn’t enjoy learning a new story? Or mix two or more stories together! These are only suggestions, go with what your inner author tells you! 

-SPELLS-

True Love’s Kiss:
The cure-all to end all cure-alls! But maybe the cheek or forehead will count, as will the love of a family member or friend! Maybe neither of you even realized your feelings until that moment, oops!

Happy Haunts:
A spooky location, with sad tales of lost loves waiting for their intended on the other side. Are they trying to lure you to your death, or helping you avoid a similar fate?

Life’s A Happy Song:
This is “Tricksters Are Assholes” prompt. You got cursed to sing all the time! Or have frogs/jewels pop out of your mouth every time you speak! Or they’re giving you an impossible quest – hold onto your beloved if you want to keep them, even if they turn into ice or water!

Comments

Magica De Spell | Disney Comics | DT17 available upon request

[lifesa_witch]

[richestduck]

((OOC: A dragon guarding his hoard, you say?))

OOC

[lifesa_witch]

Oh, like I could resist.

1) Want me to write a starter or you?

2) First meeting, or day in the life shenanigans?

[richestduck]

1. If you wouldn't mind. I'm wracking my brain and coming up with nothing.

2. Whichever you prefer!

[lifesa_witch]

Once a month, it was time to feed the dragon - or to be more accurate, replenish the dragon's supply. The dragon could simply go out and eat whenever it pleased, but as the years passed, the village had learned that the dragon often enjoyed simply staying "at home" to count its treasure. The village itself was prosperous enough that it could afford to give up a few sheep and cows to offer the dragon, and as always, the pilgrimage to the cave was silent, the shepherds and farmers making idle chatter on occasion but usually sticking to silence.

None of them seemed to notice the extra person along with them, but then, that had been on purpose. A simple change of clothes, an easy spell, and they'd never pick up on her presence. There were a few dimly lit torches along the wall as they entered the massive cave, and the sight of the seemingly-endless treasure was enough to make her stop and stare. If a mooing cow hadn't stepped on her foot, she might have stayed like that for a long time.

The farmers continued on, heading to the usual section where they'd meed up with the dragon, offer him whatever meats he wanted, and update him on the going-ons with the village. As they walked their clear path, the extra shadow flitted off in the opposite direction. With the dragon busy, she was free to enact her plan. Surely the dragon wouldn't miss a few coins and jewels, given how massive this horde already was! She'd grab what she'd need, then leave just as fast.

At least, she told herself that's how it would go. She sat on her knees, and popped off her straw hat which now 'poofed' into the stereotypical witch's black symbol, and began pouring coins inside. It'd hold the coins in an infinite pocket space, but as a result of this, her greed won out over common sense, making her grab more and stay longer than she originally intended...

[richestduck]

Scrooge protected the village below his lair in return for their offerings. Getting news from the people also provided entertainment he couldn't get just burrowing through his horde. As much as he enjoyed the burrowing, things did get a bit dull from time to time.

After listening to the latest news and picking out a few of the animals (never so many that the village would suffer but also ones that could survive free grazing around the lair until he ate them), he decided to take a stroll around his lair.

And found a witch happily shoveling gods-only-knew how much treasure into her hat.

As silently as a cat, he crept up behind her, blocking her exit. Then he waited, glaring down at her in anticipation.

[lifesa_witch]

It was getting difficult to stifle her cackles of glee. Rubies, emeralds, diamonds, all of them beautiful and hers for the taking! "At least he has good taste, the stupid beast!" she mused, picking up a giant diamond to admire her reflection...

... and saw the angry face behind her.

Slowly, slowly, slowly, she began to turn around, paling.

"eek."

[richestduck]

He growled at her, spreading his wings to look even bigger than normal.

If she was smart, she'd put back what she stole.

[lifesa_witch]

Her mind raced, trying to think of how to get out of this situation alive.

"Wait wait wait!" She held up a hand, hoping to prevent any dragonfire. "I know how this looks! But I wasn't stealing anything! I was... I was..."

Think, think, think...!

"... Cleaning it! Oh, uh, yes! I was going to polish them until they sparkled! Such a grand horde should be glimmering, to truly bring out its beauty!"

[richestduck]

He didn't believe that for a second, of course. Still, he gave an open-mouthed draconic smile, displaying his fangs. He jerked his head forward like a bird of prey to snatch at the hat.

[lifesa_witch]

"Wha-HEY!" She made a desperate swipe for it, trying to cling it to her chest. "If you rip it, neither of us will get anything in there, you idiot!"

With a huff, she took the rim of the hat, bent the sides, and mumbled a few words in another tongue - the hat jerked, and all the money and jewels it had once contained began to tumble out.

[richestduck]

Scrooge waited until nothing else fell out before he raised a foreclaw and used it to shove Magica towards his coins.

You want to clean? Do it.

[lifesa_witch]

"Huh?" ... Oh, right, the lie. Thank goodness it had worked! Now all she had to do was wait until the lumbering beast was asleep, and then she'd vamoose. She wouldn't get away with any money, but she'd get away with her life, and that was far more valuable.

"Er, yes, of course, such an honor..."

She took out a clean hanky from the hat's infinity space before putting the hat back on her head. She then began to wipe one of the coins, trying to think. The sun was up when she joined the farmers, so it was probably going to be a long time until nightfall...

[richestduck]

And if she thought he was going to just wander off to another part of the cave, well, he was going to ruin her hopes.

He folded his wings at his sides and promptly lied down, wrapping his tail around himself like a cat. He smirked in her direction, greatly amused.

[lifesa_witch]

Of course he was going to stay there to watch until he snoozed. What a bothersome creature.

"Must be nice to have nothing else of great importance to do..."

[richestduck]

Very likely someone would show up sooner or later to ask the "wise dragon" for his opinion on a matter, but right now? He was going to have some fun.

He snorted at her, slowly starting to open his wings.

[lifesa_witch]

Still, maybe there was upside to this. A dragon nail, a dragon scale, a drop of dragon blood... they were all rare ingredients to powerful spells! Or at least could be sold to other witches for a lot of money.

Of course, finding other witches wasn't easy these days - what with the mass extinction going on, commanded out by so-called "Holy Knights" who saw it as their duty to purge the wicked. As far as people like them were concerned, only dragons had the right to magic.

"... One done..."

[richestduck]

He got back to his feet and leaped over her, splashing down into the coins as if they were water. He burrowed through them before poking his nose out close to her.

[lifesa_witch]

She yelped, dropping the one she was working on in surprise. "What are you doing?!"

[richestduck]

He huffed a laugh, shaking the coins off his head but keeping the rest of him under the coins.

[lifesa_witch]

"... Great. I'm under the whim of a gigantic puppy." She was more of a cat person.

"Two done..."

[richestduck]

He snorted and then shoved her with his nose closer to the coins. He huffed in annoyance.

Work faster, dammit.

[lifesa_witch]

"Hey!" Annoyed, she threw the coin she was working on at his snout. "You want me to do this or not? I'm only one person!"

[richestduck]

You take five minutes to polish a single coin!

Scrooge huffed and gestured emphatically with his nose. She clearly thought he was some dumb beast. He wondered how long it would take her to figure out that he could talk but was just letting her dig herself into a hole.

[lifesa_witch]

Considering her ego, that would probably take a while.

"I can either do it right, or I can do it quickly." She picked up another coin. "Be grateful I'm not using spit."