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

[allthebadluck]

[ His heart skips a beat, and for a moment he allows himself to hope that this could actual work. That someone like the princess could really want to marry someone like him. But life has given him too many disappointments, and as much as he wanted to just go for it, something was still holding him back. ] But I'm...I'm not good enough for you! I'm just a farmer and a sailor...my family could never even afford a dowry or anything.

[allfortheloveofyou]

Then they don't have to give me one. I'm already fabulously wealthy.

[And modest, to boot.

But now she's getting suspicious and leans in, eyes narrowed.]

Are you saying you don't want to marry me?

[allthebadluck]

N-No...! That's not what I'm saying at all! I just... [ He sighs. ] I don't have anything good enough to offer you.

[allfortheloveofyou]

[Oh good, she doesn't have to chase him with weaponry again.

She takes her fan and puts it under his beak, tilting his head up.]

If we were married, would you be kind and gentle? Would you tell me tales of the sea whenever I asked? Would you be your real self?

[allthebadluck]

[ His heart leaps into his throat as he's forced to look at her, and for a moment he forgets how to breathe. ] Of...Of course. You may not...like my real self, though.

[allfortheloveofyou]

... How about I make you a deal?

[allthebadluck]

[ He looks at her curiously. ] What kind of deal?

[allfortheloveofyou]

A marriage can't work if two people don't feel a special something.

So!

[She expands the fan with a loud 'click'.]

If we kiss, and we don't feel any special something... you don't have to marry me.

[allthebadluck]

[ He tugs a bit at the collar of his shirt, swallowing nervously. ] U-Uh...okay. Let's uh...let's do that. [ If nothing else, at least he can say he got a kiss from the princess. ]

[allfortheloveofyou]

[Now, in most fairytales, the demure princess would wait with baited breath, eyes closed while lips faintly puckered, as the hero gently placed his lips upon her own.

Screw that.

Without any further warning, she's got a fistful of his shirt and SMOOCHING-]

[allthebadluck]

[ His eyes widen as his lips crash into hers, sending his heart up to this throat. And after a long, stiff moment, he returns the kiss full force. ]

[allfortheloveofyou]

[It's a good thing her highness had Donald sent in alone, because they are just full on making out at this point.

She may have forgotten the original point of this, what with her arms around his neck and leg popping up behind her.]

[allthebadluck]

[ He doesn't remember either, nor does he care, as he wraps his arms around her waist to hold her closer. ]

[allfortheloveofyou]

[That gentle little 'bump' as their bodies touch each other sends quite the delightful chill up and down her spine. If it's possible to lean anymore into him, she does, making some gleeful and very un-ladylike noises.]

[allthebadluck]

[ He can't hear much else over the sound of his heart pounding in his chest, though he vaguely does wonder if she can feel it as she leans against him. Eventually, though, he does break the kiss, if only because of the need to breathe. But he does meet her eyes, and he can't wipe the smile from his face if he tried. ]

[allfortheloveofyou]

[Oh yeah. Breathing. Forgot that was a thing.

Her own cheeks are flushed, but she's smirking in victory. Husband obtained.]

... So. You'll be telling my tailor your sizes?

[allthebadluck]

[ Swallowing the lump in his throat, he nods. ] Y-Yeah. [ There was absolutely no denying it. He would do anything for her. ]

[allfortheloveofyou]

Good! So you'll do that... later.

[Because she's really in no hurry to let him go right now.]

[allthebadluck]

Yeah...later works. [ For now let's...just go back to the kissing thing. ]

[allfortheloveofyou]

[They will absolutely go back to the kissing thing.

And they all lived happily ever after ♥

... except for Della, but she'll come around eventually.]

[allthebadluck]

[ Maybe. But he can deal with that later. ]