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

[mypowerflurries]

The palace was made entirely of ice from the walls and floors to the decorations. For example, the entrance hall had a frozen fountain set between a pair of curved staircases leading to the upper landing.

Predictably with everything being made of ice, it was absolutely freezing inside.

Still, at least there was no wind to drop the feel of the temperature even more.

[woo_oo]

The child looked at the ice 'railing' along the stairs, and made a quick, if perhaps foolish, decision.

She grabbed the top, climbed on, and slid down...

"Whoo-hoo~! Wheeeee!"

[mypowerflurries]

Webby's voice echoed in the silent halls of the palace, drawing the owner's attention.

Elsa followed the sound of childish glee to see the child sliding down the staircase. Still, it was a bit worrisome. The icy floor could be rather unforgiving to someone landing on it.

She swirled her hand, conjuring a large pile of snow at the bottom for the little girl to land in.

[woo_oo]

FWUMP! She full in, and was rather surprised to fall in as well considering she was sure that pile of snow hadn't been there before. (Maybe the stair-slide hadn't been too a great of an idea.)

She blinked, shaking her head to get rid of any snow in her hair before blinking up at...

... well. It didn't take much to put two and two together.

"Hi, I'm Webby! ... You're 'her', aren't you?"

[mypowerflurries]

"I guess you could say that," Elsa said, chuckling. "How did you get in here?"

[woo_oo]

"I climbed in." It was the truth, really.

She then stood up, brushing down her snow. "Is this the part where you freeze my heart? Could I get a tour first?"

[mypowerflurries]

"I suppose I could -- Wait, what was that first part? Did you say 'freeze my heart'?"

[woo_oo]

"Yup." She replied, oblivious to the surprise in her superior's voice. "Y'know, how you go catch the unwary and freeze their hearts - " Here she did her best imitation of her grandmother, including the wagging fingers.

"... Leaving cold, unfeeling husks of people behind!"

[mypowerflurries]

"You do it one time, and nobody ever lets you forget it," she muttered under her breath.

Elsa gave the girl a bemused look. "I don't freeze the hearts of little girls going exploring."

[woo_oo]

"Aw." She was a tiny bit disappointed, but moved on. "But it's what everyone in the village says about you! That you go trolling for victims once the winter comes in, trying to claim more territory."

[mypowerflurries]

"Well, sorry to disappoint you, but I'm afraid everyone is one hundred percent wrong. I'm fine with my borders right where they are."

She flicked her wrist, dispelling the pile of snow that Webby had previously landed in.

"I'm Elsa."

[woo_oo]

Webby stumbled, surprised by the snow vanishing. "Whoa! ... Can you just... do that? Will things in and out of existence?"

[mypowerflurries]

"I'm a bit limited," Elsa admitted. She raised her hand and conjured a large snowflake into it. "If it's ice and snow, yes."

[woo_oo]

Webby's eyes glittered, clearly enraptured. "Wow... that's amazing! It doesn't hurt? Or drain you? Did you make this whole palace?"

[mypowerflurries]

"Thank you. No. Only if I do it a lot. And yes." She gave an amused smile as she answered Webby's questions.

Still...

"Are you warm enough with your jacket?"

The cold didn't bother her, but Webby wasn't like Elsa.

[woo_oo]

"I'm warm enough to stay alive." Webby said as if that was perfectly normal.

"I made sure to pack in case of any and all emergencies!"

[mypowerflurries]

"That's not what I meant," Elsa sighed. She ran a hand through her hair, trying not to chew her bottom lip in thought. "Where's your family?"

Surely, she couldn't have come all the way from the village by herself?

[woo_oo]

"They're back in the village." Webby pointed behind her, still oblivious as to why this was not a bad thing. "Trust me, they'd never let me come here if they knew I was gunna try."