#ozma and tip are same person

[rexshadaoart]

An update of Princess Ozma's design.

Funny thing about character designs. There's always room to tweak it even after having the model sheet established for about two years or so. And that's mainly due to seeing how other artists draw my depiction of Ozma. You often learn what stands out and what needs improvement.

In this case, it's Ozma's necklace that I wanted to do a little revision. Originally, it was a simple emerald ring around her neck. But it was too boring, so I tried to add an ornament at the center to make it look fancy. Originally, it was the book circular cross ornament, but I found the design to be too complex at first due to having four circular holes. So it was changed into a simple Oz emblem. And it has been the staple of my Ozma's design in both my art and other people's fan arts (like rocketdave's art here).

But during a commission discussion with artist Kris Dobbins, who is on BlueSky and Instagram, for headshot artworks of Ozma/Tip, I realized in hindsight that having two Oz emblems close to each other (one on the head, the other on the neckline) creates a redundancy of details that is actually distracting. Ozma only needs one Oz emblem, and that shall always be her headpiece just like the books and adaptations. But this left the question of what to replace the Oz emblem on the neckline with. I remember the cross ornament, but I couldn't get it to look right for a long time. Luckily, Kris Dobbins did a rough sketch of the novel's cross ornament, which made me realized something:

The four circles and the tiny gem look like a compass. Like the four lands of Oz plus Emerald City. I realized that the ornament should have five gems embedded to represent the lands that Ozma rules. And thus, I updated my design for 2025.

I should also note the gems are oriented to Baum's Oz map where East and West are reversed. I actually debated on whether using the correct orientation or just use Baum's original depiction and "mistake". But I decided to go with the reversed map because it's the Land of Oz, not real life Earth. Having East and West flipped is a good indication that, to be cliché, we're not in Kansas anymore.

[bananonbinary]

well, i've finished the book, and he brought it back around. i'm still not really sure why the army of revolt needed to be a bunch of vain and ungrateful girls, but the book DOES contrast them with glinda's forces, who are also all women, but like. a real and not stupid army. and then ozma takes the throne, which is...still a little bit weird in terms of power structures and all that, but well within the standards of the fairy tale genre.

i dunno. i can see where this was trying to be supportive of women's rights, but i think it was a bit clumsy in execution. he a little confused, but he's got the spirit.

that said, it's still a fantastic children's book, and really really fun to listen to when ur not trying to take it as a political critique lol.

not to be all "this 100 year old children's book is problematic," but it is very bizarre to realize just how extremely uhhh. colonial? divine right of kings? pro- caste systems? the oz books are. the first one ends with every member of the party except dorothy getting a kingdom to rule over. ozma is the secret lost heir to the throne. the flying monkeys and the field mice in the first book, and pumpkin head and the sawhorse in the second book either offer or are pressed into service to our heroes. there's very much the idea that some people should be "under" other people to the point that they will do anything and everything their ruler says, although it seems to be based more on "virtue" than on any sort of physical characteristics like sex or race (eg, the wicked witches' deaths were both Righteous because they were oppressive, but the tin woodsman, lion, and scarecrow all "earn" their kingdoms by being kind.)

i am interested to see how this worldview shows up in the rest of the series. even the rest of The Marvelous Land of Oz, since that's supposed to be pro-suffrage, which is a bit of a weird clash of ideas to modern sensibilities.

[just-an-enby-lemon]

I know Wicked is not going to make Dorothy a young kid like in the books but I really like when dark versions of childrem literature do keep them as kids.

Not in "it's more fucked up" light but in this is also a metaphor for kids growing up in a weird scary world while most adults never actually explain anything and either expect them to already know or to be forever oblivious. And so the kids have to figure it out. To make themselfs the decision to remain kind, to learn to love the new world or at least the people in it.

And I do think being a kid is part of the reason Dorothy reacts to Oz so diferently than the Wizard. Yes, it is also because she is a good person. But Dorothy is a kid she is used to things that make no sense. So she goes to an insane new world and her first instinct is to learn. She is quicky to accept that animals talk and scracrows walk and tin man have life. Because she is open minded yes, but also because kids know they don't know everything in a way most adults don't.

But Dorothy also killed (she didn't but you get it) someone and was praised for it. And she is scared and she wants to go home. And everyone keeps teeling her she did the right thing and that all she needs to do to go home is meet this amazing all powerfull guy and kill the horrible mean witch. And every fairy tale has evil witches. So maybe it's okay. And she takes it. Because she is a child and she is new and they are adults.

But she is kind. She befriends all this traumatized adults with backstories and connections she does not know (just like real kids don't know the past of the adults they trust) and she just wants to help them. And she notices that the Tin Man already has a heart and the Scarecrow has a brain (Fiyero was likely lying from the start but Dorothy does not know that) and that the Lion does have courage. And she decides it also means she has to do the right thing so (and I'm going Wicked books here) when she meets Elphie all she wants is to apologize. She knows what is like to lose family and also she knows the witch protects the animals and Toto is her best friend, so anyone that protects animals cannot be that evil specially when the animals here are really just people but different shaped. She doesn't know if she will ever be forgiven but she wants Elphaba to know it was an accident, to know she is sorry, to know someone else is mourning her sister, to know that it is scary and unfair. To give her the shoes back if she can finally just take them off.

She is brave and when she discovers the Wizard is a farse she shows it to everyone. And it's not planned in any way because she is a kid. She doesn't have the maturity, the trauma nor the context Galinda has. Hell she must have noticed Glinda loves the witch and it might be the one reason she does not call Glinda out as well, not any strategy just thinking love can fix all cause she's a young kid.

[I also just think baby Dorothy would make everything funnier. And of course I have the personal fix it that Glinda and Elphie make amends post cannon as them (and Fiyero) find about Tip and raise Ozma as the polycule they should've always been (and also try to fix Oz from very different angles). Only as the Oz books go Dorothy and Toto come back (with Uncle Henry and Aunt Em this time) and she and Ozma fall in love (homoerotic best friends and co-princess wich is the same). And I think Ozma going to present Dorothy to her low key parents only to learn Dorothy has very diferent forms of history with them is golden.]

P.S: This was edited so I will add that in the original I made the point that I consider the three girls that best follow this lost child in a world of horror and wonder having to figure it out by themselfs with a but of an allegory for growing up and the expectations unfairy placed upon them as queer and neurodivergent even if unintented so (it's also accidentaly about gender in my head). The girls being of course Dorothy, Alice and Wendy.

P.S2: I know in the books they just die and in the musical they run for our world but it's my fix it and let's be honest Oz is in shambles and a very traumatized Glinda will not fix it all by herself and she deserves some support.

[greencheekconure27]

Up past midnight inventing new and exciting ways of weaving together Tin Man and Wicked universes with a sprinkle of Emerald City for a canon divergence fic I will probably never write. (BTW if anyone wants to take this over please do I'm begging you)

Anyway so far:

Elements from the Emerald City:

-Langwidere, Jack, Ozma/Tip (plotlines remain mostly unchanged)

-Langwidere having beef with the Wizard

-maybe also Jane but she's not Dorothy's mother here or from the same time/universe/dimension as the Wizard (interdimensional travel us unpredictable ok).

-Four Cardinal Witches used to be a thing in the past

-The Beast Forever

-"Only a witch can kill a witch", each witch having a very individual set of spells, ancient tradition of preserving a witches magic as part of her funeral rites (abandoned/outlawed in this universe).

-Eamonn as Captain of the Gale Force instead of Fiyero (One wonders if that skin & mask came from a lion or a Lion).

Elements from Tin Man:

-The royal family are sorcerers but they're not the rulers of the whole OZ, just the South

-Emeralds are still relevant to the story but not because of a magical stone. Instead it's just OZ strip mining Quadling Country for gemstones like in the book, atrocities towards the local population and widespread ecological and magical (Nome King?) devastation included.

-Azkadellia=> Witch Queen of the South, (Quadling Country) not possessed* in this 'verse, currently in hiding in Finaqua after the rest of the royal family was killed and her sister disappeared

-*but possibly using the magic of dead witch ancestors to boost her own like Mistress West had Ozma do in Emerald City. Which gets twisted into "She's a creepy twisted necromancer possessed by an ancient evil spirit" in the Wizard's propaganda

-DG/ Dorothy Gale is still Azkadellia's long-lost sister but closer to her movie self

-but they're not descendants of movie!Dorothy like in the miniseries as DG and Dorothy aren't separate characters in this.

Their father Ahamo** is not the same person as the Wizard and neither is Mystic Man, the other Wizard stand-in (I think it's better to leave the latter one out altogether).

-**but he might have been one of Oscar Digs' old colleagues from the carnival and known he's a fraud

-Toto is a Dog not a shapeshifter (though he can still be the princesses' tutor. He spent the last decade or so looking out for Dorothy in Kansas).

- Glitch/Ambrose, Cain and Raw are still there but they start out as Az' companions here

-Raw is still a Seer but he's an actual Lion here that escaped while the rest of his pride was captured and imprisoned. Which possibly included a certain Lion Cub

-Wyatt Cain is the former captain of the royal guard, roughly the same backstory except they were attacked by the Wizard's men instead and he was found& freed from the tin suit by Glitch a few years earlier. He's currently Azkadellia's bodyguard.

-Jeb Cain is still a resistance member, either in Elphaba's cell or just some local guerilla group

-Jack from Emerald city is also Wyatt Cain's son

-None of these three know the others are alive

-Glitch/Ambrose is still the former royal advisor and weird genius scientist who remained loyal to the previous Queen and got arrested for it, but the reason why he "lost his marbles" is different.

-He was actually the (captive) scientist behind a large portion of the technology we see in Wicked +not that the Wizard let him take the credit). Eventually he refused to cooperate, either because the Wizard and Morrible had asked him to make something particularly horrifying or because he knew something re: Azkadellia and Dorothy's survival and whereabouts. In a last-ditch effort not to give anything away, he managed to shield large parts of his mind even from himself with magic (he has a little because he's some distant relative of the Queen)

- it's powerful but very crude and results in severe amnesia, "glitching", and other problems as seen in Tin Man. He did however manage to make himself so useless to his enemies they eventually just forgot about him and allowed him to escape.He eventually managed to wander back to Azkadellia's people but now they can't access the crucial information either.

-Dorothy will become the next Witch of the East

-Yes I still ship Cain/Glitch for this 🛢️🐦‍⬛👑

And now Wicked (mostly 2024 movie for Act 1)

-most of the story up to Act 1 finale remains the same

- except Glinda escapes to join Elphaba, either on the broom or shortly later with Fiyero

-yes this will be Gliyeraba

-Fiyero & Feldspar take them to Kiamo Ko sooner and they start organising a rebellion

-Elphaba makes her visit home earlier and she and Nessa design the enchantment for the shoes together with plenty of input from Nessa on what she needs and wants from it. Nessarose learns a lot of magic in the process and continues to develop her powers after Elphaba leaves

-She still becomes the Wicked Witch of the East unfortunately. Maybe with some dark magic corruption (let's put that hand-held mirror of hers to good use) but mostly because getting out of the wheelchair won't fix her other problems (such as Boq not loving her romantically, her sadness over Elphaba leaving, grief over her father, being unprepared for her role, her father's shitty parenting etc).

-The Vinkus aren't happy with how OZ government (Dominated by the Gillikinese) has been treating them either so the rebellion had supporters there.

-Fiyero is a prince but he's a spare with plenty of siblings ahead of him so officially his parents pretend to have disinherited him. If asked they will claim they haven't been able to contact him since and they definitely have absolutely no clue where he is.(Luckily Kiamo Ko is obscure and abandoned due to being in a particularly inhospitable and empty part of the country with no major routes in the vicinity. It was originally built as a fort against some ancient forgotten threat at the border and full of old magic).

-They free Doctor Dillamond sooner before he loses speech because I said so.

-Boq and the other Munchkins still get enslaved by the Witch of the East.He does manage to escape her eventually and goes to find Elphaba to ask her for help against her sister.

-He turns up at Kiamo Ko a few years after Nessa became governor, much to everyone's surprise. Turns out Fiyero told him a lot of stories about his home back when they were roommates at Shiz and he remembered enough to puzzle out where they might hide (It was actually a bigger risk than he thought and Fiyero is franky shocked he managed to survive the journey with so little information and not get lost and die out there in the wilderness somewhere).

-He also found this traumatized young Lion on his way and what the hell, Fiyero, did you just leave this kid alone to fend for himself in the woods after you rescued him? *

-*(Fiyero didn't, actually, but the Animals he left him with got raided soon after and Brrr got lost)

- Boq treats Brrr like his kid brother

-Unfortunately Nessarose'has managed to curse him after he escaped and he's been slowly turning into tin these past few months. Body horror ensues.She promised to lift the curse if he returns to her but he can't bear to do that.

-He's also traumatized as fuck after the whole enslavement ordeal and terrified Nessarose will find him again

-Glinda feels guilty

-Boq finally gets to get over his crush on her

-The spell is one of Nessarose's own design this time and Elphaba doesn't know how to undo it( as per Emerald City, "a witches spells are her own". ) It doesn't stop her from trying to save her friend though, and she and Boq embark on a series of experiments.

Azkadellia and Elphaba-Glinda-Fiyero form an alliance to overthrow the Wizard together

-Nessa meanwhile is starting to get worried her curse might've been more serious than she bargained for and will wind up killing Boq, as he refuses to return.She contacts her sister for help.

-unfortunately that's when Morrible drops a house on her. Which happens to contain Dorothy, who had her memories modified as a child and who knows nothing about her Ozian origins as she wasn't meant to return until she's an adult.

-She's a witch though and apparently "Witch A (Morrible)drops witch B (Dorothy)and her house on top of witch C (Nessa)" counts under the "only a witch can kill a witch " rule.

-Elphaba shows up to the meeting with her sister, finds this whole mess, and attempts to kidnap Dorothy so she can take her back to the base where she and Glinda can sort out this mess together.

-she's unsuccessful because the Munchkins still believe her to be Wicked and call the Gale Force on her (she's not really helping her case either let's be honest) and she's forced to flee.

-also will they be able to lift Boq's curse before the tin gets to his heart now that Nessa took her spell with her into the grave?

-The soldiers try to escort Dorothy to the Emerald City (Mme Morrible is starting to have suspicions as to her true identity) but she escapes on the way there

-Meanwhile Azkadellia has been keeping an eye on the whole thing via magic. She also has her suspicions as to Dorothy and sends Glitch, Cain and Raw to escort her.

-the whole Tip/Ozma plot is still happening except instead of Mistress West as a mentor they get Azkadellia

-Elphaba becomes Dorothy's mentor

-Ozma the lost Princess turning up is also very convenient politically for the rebellion as they need someone to replace the Wizard.

-eventual Ozma/Dorothy

-maybe future Boq/Jeb Cain ?

-Glitch and Fiyero bond over their love of dancing

- sequel where they deal with the whole apocalyptic Beast Forever problem

-Btw the Great Drought? Yeah that was the last time the Beast Forever came

-And yes the name "Beast Forever" absolutely gets used by the Wizard's propaganda to link it to old conspiracy theories about a Worldwide Animal Conspiracy against HumansTM

[femboywizard]

✨Transmasc Glinda Headcannons ✨

This headcanon was born out of Ozma|Tip content, because Glinda turns this boy, who was comfortable being a boy and unsure about the process, into a princess again so Ozma could rule over Oz. And as a trans person, Ozma|Tip are so painfully trans coded that you can't ignore it. Therefore the voices in my head said, what if Glinda was doing to Tip what Morrible did to her?!

A Glinda who isn't a girl, who never felt like or was expected to be anything other than happy and authentic, is pushed into a little Good Witch box, into being the image of a girl for the sake of Oz, since Oz was historically governed by women - a land enchanted by Lurline the fairy queen, a sky goddess instead of a male figure - its “a must”.

I love the idea of gnc Glinda, where the princess-style doll vibe can stay. Where he likes being pretty, enjoys the attention, the sparkling, the pink, but he never felt like he was a girl. An universe where Glinda has Chenzel as parents, and therefore more acceptance than the book parents could afford. Where he wears pink suits instead, corselettes, and healed boots and looks like the encyclopedia picture of however many slurs you can imagine just ‘cause he can, being loved and popular for it too. Where he feels free to look and act as feminine as he wishes without it detracting from his identity until it's someone else forcing it on him instead.

An universe where being trans isn't common enough to be heard of, there's no internet after all, and the morality the wizard brought from our world made it so it isn't taken so well. Glinda and Elphaba sharing a room as roommates because Madam Morrible insists on not seeing Glinda as a man, and Glinda desperately wanted a private suite so things wouldn't be awkward or dangerous. A Glinda who's unaware of Elphaba being intersex, but jealous not only of the magic but of every more masc feature book!Elphaba already has, every place where Elphaba has and looks as Glinda wished he did. An Elphaba who's jealous not just of Glinda's general getting so much love and attention, but of having this side of them cherished by others, by the same strangers that judge her for hers.

A petty fighting between them that makes both feel more accepted and seen than anyone else could despite the fact neither of them understands it at first, and would rather die than admit it.

Transmasc Fiyero, with the top surgery scars showing where his shirt is deeply unbuttoned, with the shade of the scars matching harmoniously with the blue of his tattoos and he's so real to Glinda it makes him want to die a little. Sure, Glinda was never into men, but if there was ever going to be one it would be Fiyero.

A Fiyero that is the first trans person Glinda meets and feels more real to her than anyone ever did, with one glaring exception. He can't point as to why, why he feels like this, why he thinks elphaba just understands even when he doesn't voice his issues or concerns, but he does. He feels welcomed and pushed away by Elphaba's hands, her cheeks, her jaw, everything that draws him in so, yet remains too much while not being enough. Glinda who pushed boq onto Nessa because he's not interested in being anyone's experiment, beyond the fact he's not attracted to him at all, he's almost offended by the attention. Glinda who had one hell of a day and it's in this confused desperate hurricane that he gives Elphaba the hat.

It's seeing Elphaba dance alone and the hurt in his heart that he finally understands what the feelings were.

A Glinda who has to hold back from trying to kiss elphaba when Elphaba comes out to him, who has been holding back the entire night. His world goes happier and bright pink as his every hearts wish are fulfilled at once.

Competitive Glinda who always felt too thin to need top surgery pridefully going toe to toe to prove he looks just as good as Fiyero does post his, and both of them privately blushing over the situation. Fiyero who never had reason to stay anywhere finding it in Glinda and Elphaba, wanting more than anything to get to know them more, to be more for them. To see past Glinda's Goodness walls and Elphaba's closed off ones.

An Elphaba who never felt like she belonged, who's father was just as shit about her being intersex as he was about everything else. Finding herself accepted, proud for the first time. She's not all the horrible things he's said, she’s intersex, green, magical and above all loved.

An universe where there's no one like them, and then there's the three of them and the axis their world gravitates on finally clicks into place and they are complete.

Then the wizard fucks it up just the same.

[rwbyrg]

Hello!

I would like to ask if there's already a post a long the lines of "Why Rosegarden is a good ship" or reasons to ship RG? If none would it be alright to ask for your insights?

It's my first time being interested in them but I just can't wrap it around my head for now. I would love to read about them!

Thank you in advance ^^

Hi Anon!

I have not yet made any posts specifically with these questions in mind, no. Just a small, unfinished, series about why I believe the ship is likely to be canon. I am happy to offer some insight, but I don't know that I'm going to give you the answers you're looking for. 😅

First and foremost, the questions you're asking aren't really ones that can be answered objectively. What makes a ship "good" or "bad" is largely subjective, as there are as many ways to view a ship as there are people viewing it. I could make an argument about how I think it is - objectively speaking - a well written pairing that follows the typical beats and tropes (with delightful subversions) of a good romance arc, that also parallels how other canon ships within RWBY have been established... but at the end of the day, if you're not a fan of what RG is about, then there's not much I can say to change your mind.

Which brings me to your second question. The best reasons to ship RG are going to be the same reasons for why anyone should ship anything: ship it if you want to, ship it if it resonates with you, and ship it if you enjoy it.

If their characters, interactions, themes, parallels, allusions, tropes, symbolisms, foils, designs, messages, etc., aren't your cup of tea, it's completely okay if you pick something else on the menu! So long as you don't like. verbally harass people that do like it or fill the tag w the same discourse that we are all very tired of seeing.

I don't know if that is a sufficient answer to your question, so I'll take a chance and also provide some of my personal reasons as to why I think it's "good" and why I ship it. While there are many reasons I can't all include, the main things are just how much they mirror each other:

From their complementary character designs (red vs. green, silver vs. gold, moon vs. sun, etc.),

To shared fairytale allusions (Little Prince and the Rose, Dorothy and Princess Ozma/Tip, Warrior in the Woods, etc.),

To the narrative parallels (both being the youngest of the group when they joined respectively; how both of their attachments to each other keep being put into focus; to their shared themes around choice and identity: Ruby having chosen adventure but feeling as if she has no choice but to keep moving forward, while Oscar was chosen by adventure but chooses to do what he can despite his circumstances; Oscar not knowing who he is because of the merge and asking: "I'm just going to be another one of his lives, aren't I?", versus Ruby not wanting to be who she is after chasing the the ghost of an unachievable ideal, but being asked "what if you could be anyone?"; how they're both just kids thrown into war and unfair responsibility before they even have a chance to figure out the kinds of people they want to be, etc.),

to perhaps, most importantly, the show of mutual support between the two of them.

Ruby supports everyone as best she can. She is always giving to and supporting others as a show companionship and leadership. But thanks to V9 and also E4 of RWBY Beyond, we know this was not sustainable or sufficiently reciprocated.

She was let down by Weiss who constantly managed to hit her right in her insecurities; let down by Blake who - even while trying to uplift her - just ended up adding more pressure by treating Ruby like a role model; to Yang and Qrow who both tried to support her as best they could, but kept comparing her to Summer in the process; to Penny having so much of her own lack of experience, stressors, and very immediate worries going on that she couldn't offer Ruby the support she needed even if she wanted to; to Jaune flipping his lid at her and pointing the blame even when he himself was guilty and knew he was out of line; to Ozpin, Qrow, Maria, Tai, Summer, Cordovin, Ironwood, etc., all being adults who could have taken responsibility or done the right thing, but fumbled or failed leaving her to pick up the pieces in their wake. But Oscar? We see it from Oscar's introduction that he - like their shared fairytale allusions - is in awe from the moment he meets her. But after one conversation about the weight of her grief, trauma, and the responsibilities she is carrying - a conversation she has not had with anyone else up to this point - he immediately sees how heavy Ruby's burdens are. Saying, as early as V5: "This must be really hard on her too". And while it is subtle, he never stops looking after her as best he can as the volumes go onward ("Looks like you're needed elsewhere."/"You're sure?"/"Yeah, I've got it."). However, it's only in V9 that her sister Yang is asking "why didn't she just talk to us?". It is only in V9 when her partner Weiss admits: "Maybe it's because she didn't feel like she could". It is only V9 when Ruby finally lays her burdens out to someone else again, this time to the Blacksmith, after almost having given up completely.

For a character who's 116 episode long arc has been about carrying the weight of responsibility far beyond her limits, never asking for anything in return no matter how difficult it gets... to meet another character that instantly notices her struggles and makes a conscious effort to help where all others have failed? To have one conversation and say "that looks heavy, let me help you carry that" without her asking or waiting for an answer? It's just one of the most beautiful acts of care I can think of. The themes and the parallels all resonate very strongly with me on a personal level, making it - in my humble opinion - a brilliant, and very stable foundation for a relationship, and for a story.

Thank you for your question, I hope I was able to offer some of the insight you were looking for. 💕

[silentmagi]

Good Witch or Bad Witch: Did Dorothy find Tip/Ozma when trying to escape Oz, or did Tip seek out the mysterious Good Witch that has a 2-0 batting average on taking out evil witches?

Good Witch Or Bad Witch?

So listen, when one is searching for someone where they should be, and the other is searching where the first person should be... it is rare that they both are searching in the same area.

Which is weird when the two walk into each other in the middle of a field.

[bestworstcase]

hi it's me again this might be too much of an ask but do you think it would be possible to do a list of all the allusions that Salem is/has? not her own personal ones (rapunzel etc.) but the role she has in other people's stories (I ask because I made a joke to someone about hansel and gretel and went "hazel and gretchen" -> "salem is the witch to hazel's hansel in a world where neither hansel nor gretel survives" which also factors into the "gretchen is the spring maiden and died during Summer's Mission" theory in which case raven would be her witch) not just all the ones where she's The Witch (archetype) but also other antagonists or roles like the wolf to ruby and summer (wherein summer is both the grandmother and the woodcutter) or the fairy godmother to cinder if that's too much to ask of you I understand in which case I'll have to make a chart with my own red string and thumbtacks

um so basically:

<- this is how the story goes.

to break it down:

CORE ALLUSIONS.

in approximate order of importance, these are: maiden-in-the-tower tales, the marvelous land of oz, cinderella, and the little prince. structurally it isn't as complex as the above diagram makes it appear because the petrosinella -> persinette -> rapunzel -> petrosinella circle and the ozian narrative are the same narrative through different eyes. cinder and oscar are the proverbial twins and summer rose is important connective tissue gluing everything together.

maiden-in-the-tower: - salem is always the maiden - ozma is always the prince - the god of light is always the captor

petrosinella: - the og divine rebellion - failed bc dark sided with light

persinette: - the ozlem kingdom - ozma Left Her to escape the curse

rapunzel: - war for the relics - ozma is the blinded prince + the pilot - both are stranded in the desert - truth will rise etc etc leading to:

petrosinella, again: - the broken fairytale to be mended - the hound is the dog - cinder is the lion - summer is the wolf - "you saved yourself" <- the girl in the tower comes due

the marvelous land of oz: - ozma is ozma - ozpin is the wizard + tippetarius --> meaning he "chose" his curse - the god of light is mombi (cursed ozma) - salem is glinda (searching for ozma) - oscar is jack pumpkinhead (tip's "son" + existential dread) - summer rose is general jinjur (holding the emerald city) - qrow is the scarecrow (ruling in the wizard's absence) --> the scarecrow and jinjur fight over the crown - ironwood is nick chopper (emperor of winkie country) - lionheart is the soldier with green whiskers (coward, traitor) - raven is the woggle bug (=maiden of knowledge) --> mutters in silver wishing pill only the bug can use - mutters about silver eyes and mombi's rose - glinda forces mombi to tell the truth, free ozma, and then relinquish her magical power. hello

cinderella: - salem is the grave of her mother / the fairy godmother - summer is the stepmother (probably) - ruby and yang are the stepsisters - the crown...?

the little prince: - ozma is the pilot, see prev re: blind in the desert - oscar is the little prince - (ruby in V9 is also the little prince) - (summer is her rose; salem is the sheep)

MINOR / CHARACTER ALLUSIONS

hansel and gretel: - hazel is hansel, gretchen is gretel - salem is the witch - ozpin is the evil mother - gretchen dies in the woods under mysterious circumstances - hansel pushes the witch into the oven because it's what gretel would have done. laugh!

sherlock holmes: - watts is dr. watson (but evil) - salem is holmes (but evil) - mumbles. cinder is adler (outmaneuvers them both)

the scorpion and the...: - tyrian is the scorpion - "f. pickerel" is a frog - qrow is also a frog - salem is the turtle

little red riding hood: - ruby is little red - the Idea Of Summer Rose is the mother - the Real Summer is the big bad wolf + the huntsman - salem is the grandmother - witches can be right giants can be good etc - the key here is that the grandmother is the goal; ruby is trying to beat salem. the wolf is the obstacle; summer joined salem. the huntsman is the resolution; summer joined salem for a good reason.

book of job conspiracy theory: - salem is job - ozma + rwbyjnor is eliphaz et al - the god of light is the satan - the god of darkness is the deity

yeah

[bafflement]

Deaged Oz AU - A Rather Expected Birthday Party

Tip was watching the calendar, having got the impression that no matter how much he argued with them, his family wasn't going to ignore his birthday. He wasn't actually turning eleven, of course, but his body was very much still ten years old.

He knew how kidnapping worked, but that they'd changed his birthday as well as the year felt strange to think about. It wasn't like the birthday of the current host really mattered all that much, the wizard's soul was thousands of years old, after all. But his body wasn't. At least he'd started to grow? He thought so, at least, there was definitely some wrist showing at the end of his sleeves. He sighed at that, Winter seemed weirdly intent on making him wear blue as much as possible. It might be Atlas' color, but he'd always felt more comfortable in the deep green he'd favored as an adult. That wasn't necessarily the best idea right now, considering Salem and the very real possibility that she was gunning for him, but a lot of people wore green. Surely it wouldn't be that unusual?

He glanced up, catching his reflection in the mirror and pulled a face. Even at almost eleven, he still looked just about enough like himself that anything he did to hide would be less than a perfect cover. His hair wasn't pink any more, so there was that at least, but the silver wasn't exactly unrecognisable. He pushed his glasses up his nose, a nervous habit he had never quite gotten out of and sighed. Even though they were a different shape, his photosensitivity wasn't exactly easy to hide ether. They were still tinted the same dark shade they always had been, since without the tinting he tended to get some rather vicious headaches. But he wasn't fool enough to think for a second that Salem wouldn't recognise him in a heartbeat. If not by sight then surely by Ozma's soul, heavy in the back of his head, still not quite remerged with his own.

At least Atlas was relatively safe?

December twenty second dawned even colder than it normally did in Atlas. Tip muttered something rude in a language that nobody else was ever going to understand, but swung himself out of bed anyway. He glanced over to where his brother still slept fondly. At least his nightmares never really disturbed Oscar? He could use all the sleep he could get, really, since they were all expected for training today. He just hoped the Ace Operatives wouldn't try to go easy on him due to his physical age. But then again... a smirk touched his lips briefly at the thought. They'd tried that in the past, it hadn't ended well and for more than that one training session. Oh, he did hope that Winter hadn't told any of them that it was his birthday, though he thought that was probably futile. Considering how much people seemed to know about the boy he'd once truly been, maybe they knew anyway? Best to just ignore things for now, though. If he didn't acknowledge the day, maybe nobody else would either? He was far too old, really, for birthdays.

How old was the wizard, anyway? He couldn't remember ever having been given a straight answer to that, like several other things he'd never really known. Had he been so incurious before that he'd never asked, or was that yet another thing he'd forgotten as their souls had parted when Beacon fell? There was so much that becoming a child again had changed that it was easy enough to blame that for the lack, yet something didn't quite feel right. He resisted the temptation to ask Ozymandias, though. Unlike him, the old king had never really been a morning person. Unlike Tip, he'd never really had to be. It would have been nice, he mused briefly, to have others to do things for him. Then again, he'd get very bored, very quickly with nothing to do but sit there and look pretty. There was a sleepy murmur in the back of his mind, so at least that had woken Ozymandias up briefly? He should insult him more often...

Going downstairs he blinked out at the dim light outside. It was earlier than he'd thought then, but there was no way he was going to risk going back to sleep. His dreams had been the same set they tended to be, lately. He was bleakly certain that the dreams were what should have happened when Cinder Fall had tried to kill him. was it better or worse, that she'd used the maiden powers in her attempt, he mused? If she hadn't, maybe he wouldn't be trapped in the body of his sickly, limping ten year old self. Well, eleven year old self, now. Then again, it could so easily have been someone like Oscar in his place. He shuddered, though the thought was becoming more and more common lately. If it should have been Oscar, the closest thing this host had to a living brother, he was glad that it wasn't. Some mistakes were more than bearable with that as an alternative. If only he knew for a fact, then he'd know to keep himself alive as long as possible. The others would miss him, yes, but the wizard's tale was rarely a happy one. Did he truly have the right to hope that his own would be any different?

He curled up in a chair with a mug of cocoa and a book, waiting for the others to wake up. At least that thought had distracted him from the very real possibility that they were going to want to celebrate? The others had celebrated their own, of course, but that was different. They were actually children, he really, really wasn't.

Then again, considering just how much Willow had missed him for all those years, he suspected this would be a losing battle. It was nice, having a family, even though it put them in danger. Salem wasn't likely to leave them alone, since they were very obviously related to him, but... if James' plan went through and Winter became the next maiden, then they'd be targets anyway. At least it meant there weren't multiple families caught up in all of this? Huh, he really was that tired, wasn't he? Maybe he really should try to get some more sleep at some point today. Maybe he'd have a nap later, that wasn't exactly unusual anymore, either...

It felt like, and probably was, hours before the others woke up enough to venture into their shared common room. He really did admire that about Atlas, to be honest. They all had private or semi private rooms, which none of them had at Beacon. He'd argued that that should be the case, but they'd never listened to him. Maybe they would, this time around? At least if things went the same way, though he rather suspected his family might have a thing or two to say about that if Vale tried the same trick. Maybe they could even stop them, though he'd have to see that to believe it. He wasn't really that likely to survive the war as he was, so it might be a none issue? He drifted, not really asleep but not quite awake, visions of the many deaths the wizard had suffered over the millennia floating behind his eyes. No, he was rather glad that none of the others were awake to hear this.

"Oh, Pocketsized..." a murmur intruded. Tip blinked, coming to himself enough to recognise Nora's concerned face looking down at him fondly. Maybe he really had slept, he hadn't even noticed her coming downstairs. Looking around blearily, he saw the others scattered around the room. Well, most of the others. Qrow either wasn't awake yet or off somewhere doing something else. Either was possible, though depending how much he'd drunk last night... well. At least he'd be better rested than Tip was? Even if it wasn't a good way to go about that. But then he'd given up trying to convince Qrow of that, it was something he'd have to work out for himself.

Thankfully none of the others mentioned anything special about the day and he felt himself starting to relax. Maybe they really had forgotten, after all? That would be the preferred outcome, since he didn't really want to think too closely about just how old he technically was right now. Did the wizard actually count? Did the period of time when he hadn't actually been alive? Hs own chronological age? It probably didn't matter, but he'd not had anyone care in long enough that it was making him paranoid.

Glancing at his scroll, he rechecked their schedule, grinning at the three hours set aside for training purposes. That was another good thing about Atlas, their training simulations really were top notch. Besides, the more he kept in shape, the less danger the others would be in from his presence alone. As long as he could prove he could look after himself, then maybe they'd stop trying to smother him quite so much? He didn't technically need their protection, but for some reason nobody tended to listen to him, these days. He missed being an adult, for a great many reasons, but especially that one. They used to listen to him more, especially James. Not that he didn't now, but he was very fed up of feeling so much like he was being humored by those around him. He was growing though, he was sure of it... maybe they'd listen more once he wasn't quite so, well, small?

No, no he wasn't going to do this today. Today was going to be a good day no matter what his dreams had been like last night. It was what it was, his body was in the state it was in and there was no easy way to change that. There were technically machines here that might artificially age him, but though the idea had been mentioned, it tended to have some very unfortunate side effects for people of his physical age. Besides, training meant he was being given the perfect excuse to go and beat the smug look off Clover's face. He wasn't blind, he could see the way the other man watched Qrow. He wouldn't blame him, but that didn't mean that the thought hadn't made him uncomfortable. Besides, Clover kept trying to treat him like an actual child, despite what he was told by others. You'd think he'd get the memo, but that didn't seem to have happened yet. No, he wasn't going to pass up any chance to make him look silly. Maybe that counted as enough of a present that Winter would accept it? Probably not, but he could dream...

A few hours later, they were all in the training scenario. The others seemed to be having as much fun as he was, though he hadn't seen Qrow or Winter at all yet today, which was making him suspicious. It was very unusual not to see or hear from either one of them, and considering what day it was, he felt he had the right to his paranoia. His mind flitted briefly to the gun buried in the bottom of his bag and he winced. If that was a taster of things to come... he really, really hated guns.

And yet, the training simulation went as it normally did. You would have thought they might be used enough to him wielding Old Regrets on his left hand and The Long Memory in his right, but as usual that seemed to make them slip up. He grinned savagely, ducking out of the way as Clover stumbled. Oh, he wished he had a camera right now, it would serve the man right for that to be immortalised. He was aware he wasn't really playing fair, considering his semblance hadn't been officially registered to Wintertip Pine yet. But then, it very much was still registered to his adult self, was it really his fault that none of them had bothered to check? Clover had the excuse of being Clover, but he was very well aware that the other Ace Ops knew exactly who he had been. Was? He shrugged mentally at the thought. He was still Oz, he was just Tip, too. A problem for another day, really.

Harriet smirked at him as they left the training room.

"Hey kid, happy birthday." Tip blinked, that had been the first time anyone had mentioned it, though at least it answered the question as to whether Winter had told them.

"Thank you." He murmured quietly, smiling slightly. He might be uncomfortable with celebrating, but that didn't mean he could be rude and he knew that Harriet meant well. She smirked at him again, looking worryingly knowing and his stomach sank. There wasn't anything else on the schedule for today, and since Harriet at least did seem to know... yeah, there was very little chance the others had actually forgotten. Oscar had been giving him guilty looks all day, too... this wasn't going to be massively fun, was it? He really didn't want all the fuss this was likely to turn into, but since it was likely to come from a good place, he couldn't gracefully decline it either. At least it was only one day a year?

His eyes narrowed, noticing that the others were moving slower than normal. A few of them were deep in conversation, but this was starting to feel very deliberate to him. Considering the continued guilty glances from his brother, he felt justified in his suspicions. They were planning something, he was sure of it. Then again, he was pretty certain that Yang still hated him, so maybe not. Hopefully not.

The door was shut. He stared at it, suspicious, knowing they'd left it cracked when they left. That hadn't been normal either, so it had stuck in his mind as something odd. Glancing at the others, he could see Ruby looking like she wanted to laugh and amusement dancing in several of their eyes. Yes, they obviously knew, but if they didn't think he did then he might as well play along. They were his friends, after all, there wasn't any way this could go too badly. Right?

... why did he think he'd just jinxed himself?

Jaune smirked at him. The door opened. He blinked at the sight of not just Qrow and Winter, but Willow and James, too. Why was James there? That didn't really make a lot of sense, though they were very good friends. Maybe he thought he needed to be, due to the fact he was standing as his temporary guardian?

Qrow and Winter exchanged amused looks at just how adorably confused Oz looked. They were both very aware that he'd probably been dreading this, but then again he was only ever going to turn eleven twice. They hoped. From what Qrow had shared about his upbringing the first time around, it was wildly unlikely anyone had ever thought to celebrate. Oh, Qrow had, later... but that wasn't really the same thing, especially as they'd gotten the date wrong anyway.

Besides, the kids had all very much been on board for this. They'd all seen just how protective Oz was of them and wanted to repay the favor, even just a little. Oscar had come up with the idea of a surprise, though the others were very much on board with it at the suggestion, adding more and more complications. Qrow just hoped that his silence hadn't worried Oz too much, though from the comments he'd had from the members of thr Ace Ops he'd, well, basically beaten up, that hadn't seemed to change anything. One day, they'd learn not to underestimate Oz just because he was young and small right now, bit today obviously hadn't been that day, Then again, there were certain people he dearly hoped would underestimate him. The less competent certain elements believed Oz to be, the safer he might be in the long run. If they weren't expecting a kid to fight, especially one that limped as much as he did, then that might be the difference if it ever came down to a real fight.

Oz still felt vaguely confused, though Willow was smiling at him mistily, opening her arms. He blinked, staring at her for a second before stepping into the hug. After all, there wasn't any way he was going to get out of this. He stiffened as he felt someone place something on his head, though he was pretty certain it was a party hat. Huh, they really had gone all out for this, hadn't they? It was strange, considering the fact that he knew they shouldn't really have gone to so much effort, just how touching the whole thing felt. Oh, it was ridiculous, of course... but they were his friends and they actually cared, unlike those that had raised him the first time. Even if he was ever forced to go back to them, he'd remember today for the rest of his life. Was this what it was meant to feel like, to have a family that loved him... friends like these? It was a foreign concept in so many ways, yet Ozymandias radiated joy and comfort in his head, everybody looked so happy... it was strange, but strangely not unwelcome. Considering the state of Remnant and the ongoing war with Salem, they were very unlikely to have too many days like this. He should really enjoy it while it lasted.

It was very nice, having friends. Hopefully that lasted for awhile, too.

[etruatcaelum]

i am once again rewatching rwby.

RED TRAILER.

45s in i have to pause to yell (again) about “thus kindly i scatter”—THE SPEAKER. SUMMER ROSE IS NOT THE ROSE. SHE IS THE SPEAKER WHO KILLS THE ROSE AS A CONTEMPLATION OF HIS OWN MORTALITY IN THIS ESSAY I WILL–

“soon may i follow/when friendships decay/and from love’s shining circle/the gems drop away/when true hearts lie withered/and fond ones are flown/oh! who would inhabit/this bleak world alone?” the moon will sadly watch the roses die, huh.

lol.

lmao even.

i know it was just because the budget was a shoelace and chewing gum at this point but the grimm here being fully black with no plating is really funny in the context of my worldbuilding. because it means ruby just fucking slaughters a bunch of baby grimm bfrghfk

WHITE TRAILER

atlas is full of the worst kind of person (people who do flash photography in theaters)

it really is bonkers that jacques was like. yeah i won’t let you attend your college of choice unless you defeat this huge old geist that i have arranged to be captured and inserted into one of our comically oversized suits of armor. sir,

how did they even CATCH that thing.

this is probably my favorite of the trailers in all honesty. the duality of her public/private lives on such raw display. & i think the fight choreo is the cleanest.

the moon does not look broken so much as it looks like something has been nibbling on it. zhan tiri behavior.

BLACK TRAILER

i love how the thinking behind forever fall forest was clearly just “we cannot have green trees in this trailer it’ll ruin the whole aesthetic.” brhdjgh

YOUR HOPES HAVE BECOME MY BURDEN. I WILL FIND MY OWN LIBERATION. salem foreshadowing dot txt.

mumbles. V2 heavily implies that ozpin thinks blake is salem’s spy. so it is not inconceivable that that crow might in fact be qrow. i think about this often.

i have to imagine that this unbelievably over the top security robot was there because somebody tipped off the SDC as to the robbery plot. because lmao.

YELLOW TRAILER

“scathing eyes ask that we be symmetrical” this counts as arm foreshadowing tm

raven being here at the beginning really makes this. somehow a more attentive parent than tai BRGRHFKF (for legal reasons this is a joke)

ozma like yeah in my ideal society there is a minuscule class of elite special warriors with superpowers who roam around unrestrained by law or regulation and with zero meaningful oversight besides their own guild. & then there’s everybody else. why isn’t humanity united yet

i love them so much. they’re so stupid BRRHDKVJDNV

yang’s introduction vs the other three is really so hysterical though. she just- she swans into a nightclub and hospitalizes like fifty people HRGKH. she’s SEVENTEEN.

girl,,

junior and oobleck have the same basic weapon. oobleck’s is also a thermos, befitting his status as a hyper-caffeinated eccentric historian. junior runs a nightclub. do we think he can drink booze out of his

why is tai letting his fifteen year old wander around in the industrial district after dark 😭 man WHAT are ya doin

EP 1: RUBY ROSE

salem: humankind is wise, strong, resourceful, passionate, ingenious, did i mention resourceful? all it took for them to defy fate itself and flourish against all odds was a single spark of hope <3 …what was i talking about? oh, right. oz, your terror of change and your reliance on isolated guardians to hold up the rotting façade of your precious academies will be your undoing because there is no victory to be found in strength. fuck you.

oz: but perhaps!! victory is found in the simpler things that you’ve long forgotten. like hope and honesty <3

salem: ………really?

they are so. DIVORCED. AJDHSHDK

“so-called free world.” her protégée was a child slave. her protégée was a child slave whose mentor attempted to arrest her after she murdered her owners. slavery was abolished after the great war. your so-called free world.

shes so ANGRY.

“a smaller, more honest soul” says the LIAR LMAO

ruby: i think today i will murder some goons <3

ozpin pretending like he doesn’t know exactly who ruby is. most hysterical play of all time. it’s clearly not a secret he’s keeping for a reason—otherwise qrow wouldn’t have been so loose with telling the girls he’s tight with ozpin and ironwood later on—so like. ozpin are you just lying to this girl out of HABIT (probably)

“i want to be a huntress”/“you want to slay monsters?” -> “and what exactly does a huntress do?” “fight… monsters, i guess?” SCREAM LAUGHS.

glynda is like “he’s going to let this child into the school. gods help me” she does NOT get paid enough. whatever he’s paying her isn’t enough

ruby: i don’t want anyone to think i’m special or anything :(

ozpin: good news everybody—

“our world is experiencing an incredible time of peace! please do not ask why we need to train warriors to uphold this peace, thank you :)” cult behavior

the !!empty!! cloak floating above summer’s grave… she’s so alive it makes me crazy

“i don’t want to hear your absolution/hope you’re ready for a revolution” SCREAM LAUGHS AGAIN.

[missewoodhouse]

Some additional theatre-history-nerd context on Ozma and gender: Baum was very much a theatre person (he started out as an actor/playwright) and it's been suggested that after the runaway success of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz as both a novel and a stage play, The Marvelous Land of Oz was written specifically with a stage adaptation (ie. armies of chorus girls) in mind. This would place Tip->Ozma within the tradition of actresses in "breeches roles" -- think woman-in-disguise characters like Shakespeare's Viola/Cesario or Rosalind/Ganymede, but also the "Principal Boy" in British pantos (traditionally played by a young woman) or Peter Pan (first staged right around the same time.)

Alternately, if you’re interested in the politics of the later Oz books, I highly recommend looking into the work of Baum’s mother-in-law, the suffragist Matilda Joslyn Gage! (note: I haven't actually listened to the podcast about Gage I linked here, but highly recommend anything on the topic by Sally Roesch Wagner who is one of the guests)

the queen of Oz is a trans lesbian and she’s dating Dorothy

[rexshadaoart]

Tip and Dorothy Redesign 2023

I decided to do an overhaul of my designs of Tip/Ozma and Dorothy Gale to better reflect their backgrounds and upbringings as well as making the designs more animatable. I’m still working out a few things.

[iamafanofcartoons]

Explaining RWBY to people who never watched RWBY

Describing RWBY out of context Let's pretend somebody asked you what was RWBY and you decided to use out of context explanations? Like these? 1. RWBY: the show that made people cry because Mulan and Thor held hands. 2. Remember that time the Grim Reaper got into a blood feud with the Little Old Lady who Lived in a Shoe (who is also a military general) over cashews? 3. No, the Wicked Witch of the West wanted to kill the gods because they wouldn’t revive her boyfriend, Princess Ozma 4. The Tin Man is going insane and the Snow Queen wants to blow up Moby Dick so Jeanne, Mulan and Goldilocks volunteer to go inside and save Tip (who is finally on speaking terms with the spirit of Princess Ozma). Tip manages to convince Hansel and Aladdin to turn good by showing them the Genie, but they are found by the Wicked Witch of the West. 5. Hansel realizes being evil goes against Gretel’s memory, so he takes all the steroids he has to beat up the Wicked Witch and hold her down while Tip causes a nuclear explosion that blows up her alongside Moby Dick. 6. The highlight (at least for me) of the newest season is that Goldilocks punched the Wicked Witch in the tits and blew them off with explosive rounds. 7. The Angel of Death once kicked the tush of an ice cream cone while Pinocchio and Cinderella went full cage match on each other in the background, all in the Roman Colosseum 8. Tick-Tock the Crocodile blinded the Angel of Death because Rapunzel does not share power.

  9. What about that time Hansel kicked the tar outta Dorothy and The Great And Powerful Oz at the same time? Or when Cinderella tried to steal what were meant to be Elsa’s powers but was stopped thanks to the combined efforts of Pinocchio, Gepetto, and the Grimm Reaper herself?Or when the Scarecrow fell in love with The Honest Fisherman but then a scorpion framed the Scarecrow for murder and everyone was rightfully ticked off?Don’t forget that time when the Tin Man turned into a fascist dictator... 10. Think my favourite moment was while in a high security prison together; Robin Hood tears Jack Frost a new one, watches as Doctor Watson is decked by the police and carried off, then is implied to agree to help the Scarecrow murder the Tin Man - who is the fascist dictator that put them all in prison 11. And to add to this, Belle, the Monkey King, Red Riding Hood, and Pinocchio all fought against Honest John, and the Heyenas at the docks. 12. The Monkey King threw a banana in Honest John's face, and then Pinocchio went all "IMMA FIRIN MAH LASER!" 13. Let’s not forget the Grimm Reaper kicking butt and saving the day teaching Red Ruding hood how to use her laser eyes to save Belle from the monsters that weaponized depression. Or when and when Snow White torched up the dark with her personal super power while Red Riding good lead a drunk Scarecrow out side the house. 14. Or that time Goldilocks and bell stabbed the beast through the heart while red riding hood dorthy Thor the eye of Odin Mulan and Joan of arc fought the old lady in the shoe 15. Remember when Dr. Watson hacked an election so that Jack Frost would win over Robin Hood? 16. Remember when the Tin Man shot Dorothy and Oz the Great and Powerful off a cliff without provocation (with one bullet I may add)? Or the time the Wicked Witch of the West tried to kill the Gods because they wouldn’t bring her boyfriend (Oz the Great and Powerful) back from the dead? 17. Tin Man is unhinged and may have murdered and elected official. Granted, he did shoot Dorothy Gale point blank. 18. Ice cream Marry Poppins also feels under-appreciated. 19. Red Riding hood just told the tin man to backoff and stop emotionally manipulating Pinocchio. 20. ya'll CAN'T miss the time when joan of arc, mulan, thor and dorothy lost a 4v1 fight to an ice cream cone 21. Yall forgot how Belle and Goldilocks are a couple and killed Belle's abusive ex who was a fusion of gaston and the beast 22. Man remember when the Wicked Witch Of The West rode in on Monstro the Whale? Good times, good times. 23. Gepetto repairs Pinocchio and she has more cute moments with little red. She also gets framed for murder. 24. Everyone is shipping The Scarecrow and the The Lucky Charms mascot (yes I know he’s technically the fisherman’s good luck, don’t @ me). 25. Aesop’s fables get their tushies kicked by our main team. 26. Tin Man flat out shoots Dorothy Gale point blank. 27. Wicked Witch rides in on Monstro, about to wreck chaos and havoc. 28. Also the rest of Team FNKI is that infamous color changing dress. 29. Robin Hood lost to Jack Frost in an election because John Watson hacked the votes 30. Dorothy is the Wizard of Oz and also is the reincarnation of the Queen of Oz, who was in a loving relationship with the Wicked Witch of the West and had four children with her, one of whom was Dorothy. 31. Don’t forget how Hansel wants to murder the Wizard of Oz after he got Gretel killed, and how Thor yeeted him through a wall. 32. And remember the time when Belle and Goldilock straight up murder Gaston? 33. And never forget how Muninn, the other of Odin’s ravens and the mother of Goldilocks, decided to betray her brother Huginn, her daughter Goldilocks, and her daughter’s friends to the Wicked Witch of the West, all so that she could get a chance to try and steal Genie’s lamp from the Cave of Wonders. 34. Don't forget the time cinderella fought an ice cream cone in front of one of the biggest crime lords, little miss muffet. 35. Hansel wants to kill the Great and Powerful Oz because Oz let his sister Greta die. the personification of Dia De Los Muertos ticked off the Little Old Lady who lived in a Shoe Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum did acrobatics to amuse a crying baby Joan of Arc got pimp slapped by a Giant Mech and was fine Hugin/Scarecrow got drunk while Dorothy fixed a tire and everyone else was running around from the personification of depression. 36. We all forgot that the Grim Reaper fought the Crocodile from Peter Pan and chopped off its head 37. And then there was the time the old lady who lived in a shoe almost failed to protect San Francisco because of a decades old grudge against the Grim Reaper.   38. The little old lady who lives in a shoe gets her tush kicked by a bunch of kids. 39. Gaston finally gets what he deserves 40. Cinderella and Ice Cream Marry Poppins team up 41. I ship Pinocchio (with strings) and Red Riding hood... also I never thought that shipping the scarecrow with Elsa would be so great, and now we just met the Red Queen and Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum who denied Dorothy access to the Magical Kingdom because they hate eachother 42. Also the boy who I have to assume was Jack from Jack and the Beanstalk is now emerging Minds with the Great and Powerful Oz. 43. And Little Miss Muffet is head of a gang in the Earth Kindgom. 44. Don’t forget the Pied Piper murdered his family to save money. 45. Rapunzel needs new windows because Hansel brought up her ex. 46. Dont forget that if Cinderella didn't kill Joan of Arc's lover, then Sappho would have been Achille's Sister in law 47. I totally want Goldilocks and Belle to end up together. Snow White and Red Riding Hood actually looks cute too, but you could already see that Thor and Mulan are already a thing. 48. Tweedledee died just for shock and nobody cared. 49. Also everybody favourite girl Mary Poppins returned after years just to beat the tar out of Cinderella 50. Or when Goldilocks, daughter of one of Odin's ravens, almost got killed by ice cream 51. Santa Claus is Elsa and Snow White's grandfather 52. Oz and the Fairy Godmother are at war with each other because Agni and Cernunnos got ticked off that the Fairy Godmother convinced everyone to go atheist because they're both kinda butt-heads. 53. The reason for this war? Agni and Cernunnos killed everyone except Fair Godmother, who they cursed with immortality...before bringing Oz back and telling him that if he didn't stop her, he would be forced to die and resurrect until he did. 54. Please note that Oz and Fairy Godmother were married and had like 5 children at this time. 55. So yes, Agni and Cernunnos are absolute jerks of the highest order of magnitude. Thanks for proving Fairy Godmother right the entire time. 56. Also, the Beast is a bonafide terrorist who tried to hijack a peaceful protest movement from Sher Khan. Also, the God of the Seas can't swim. 57. Joan of Arc lost her temper at Cinderella for killing Achilles and almost killed her when Red Riding Hood weakened Cinderella with her eye lasers, then Cinderella speared Snow White through the sternum to torture Joan of Arc and the rest of the crew because she a sadist. 58. Also Hansel attempting to murder Dorothy good because Dorothy carries the soul of the Wizard of Oz and Hansel blames him for Gretel's death. 59. Also Aladdin losing his marbles when he thought Cinderella was dead after Goldilocks came out from a vault alone holding the genie's lamp, and he made the entire crew see an apparition of fifty foot Dark Rapunzel. 60. This show gets nuts when you break it down... 61. And the Wizard of Oz and the Wicked Witch of the West banged and had four kids before she killed them all because Oz thought murder was bad. 62. And the time Nyan Cat called Goldylocks top heavy. 63. Or when one eye of Odin stopped Mary Poppins from murdering Goldylocks. 64. Or when the OTHER eye of Odin fought it out with the purple scorpion acolyte. 65. Mary Poppins and Cinderella fought in Lil Miss Muffet’s Tavern. 66. Also one time Goldylocks punched Katsuki Bakugo out of a convenience store. 67. Cinderella just hired Little Miss Muffet as a hitman and wants her to murder Little Red Riding Hood and friends. 68. I can't believe y'all left put the part where the Bronze Kneecap from Fairly Odd Parents fought against Joan of Arc, Achilles, Milan and Thor only to get his and his team's assets kicked by Thor 69. And lest we forget, Little Miss Muffet is a cowgirl, the genie from Aladdin is a naked woman, and the eyes of Odin came from a tribe of bandits. 70. Snow White locked Jack Frost and the Tin Man in a room once. 71. And Hansel tried to inject raw magic into his arms just to beat up the Wizard of Oz. 72. I cannot believe you all forgot to add that the Golden Monkey Kings best pal is the Roman God Neptune and coincidentally he is afraid of water 73. How about that time when Snow White got a meaningful lecture from Peter(Peter and the wolf) about swallowing your pride and being the best teammate you can be? 74. Don’t forget that Hermes and Aladdin keep making jabs at each other while Cinderella is their babysitter for the Wicked Witch of the West and they team up with Huginn. 75. Is anyone else here for the three times Snow White had to be saved by Red Riding Hood, Beauty the Beast, and Goldilocks respectively? 76. Or the fact that Inspector Gadget’s niece locked Red Riding Hood in a dumpster? 77. Or the time the Velveteen Rabbit destroyed an entire mech on her own? 78. And let’s not forget Thor proclaiming herself Queen while standing atop a fortress and initiating a food fight, 79. How could you guys forget when Gaston cut Goldilock's arm off because Belle liked her more than him; and he was there because the Wicked Witch of the West ordered Cinderella to attack The Wizard of Oz's school, so she hired Gaston, Lampwick, Hermes, Alladin, and a tub of ice cream to terrorize the city. 80. Also in RWBY Chibi, Poseidon, The Monkey King, Mulan, and Joan of Arc are best buds and do bro stuff 81. Remember the time Snow White got mad because Poseidon flirted with another girl, or when Jone of Arc tried to date Snow White 82. Remember when Hermes destroyed Goldilocks’s reputation and then the Beast  cut off her arm because she was trying to protect Belle? Yeah hahahah good times 83. Omg remember when Hansel tried to kill Dorothy because he thought he was the Wizard of Oz and that he killed Gretel? 84. Also Cinderella stabbed Snow White. 85. But don't forget when Red Riding Hood,Snow White,Belle & Goldilocks teamed up with The Monkey King & Poseidon to fight an Evangelion & then The Monkey King & Poseidon bailed out to go eat noodles because nothing can keep the Monkey King away from food. 86. What about the time when Hugin/Munin kidnapped Snow White and then lost her to Goldilocks? 87. Don’t you guys remember that Red Riding Hood hides all her feelings because she is selfless? After the deaths of Pinocchio and Achilles, she has been very depressed. But FINALLY she talked to Dorothy. It’s good that Red Riding Hood got some development. 88. Don’t forget that everyone in the fandom (and I mean EVERYONE) is sexually attracted to Mulan. But they’re too afraid to say it because Thor will wreck them up. 89. Rwby.. Where Coco Chanel booted a monster in the balls then finished it off with her custom made designer handbag cause it destroyed her favouite shop! 90. Don't forget when the Beast lopped off Goldilocks arm so the Tin Man gave her a bionic replacement and now she's owning everyone's butts with it! And the whole fandom is wondering if it has a vibrate function! 91. Agree to disagreeI didn’t know Scarlet was supposed to be Peter Pan though! I certainly wouldn’t have pegged Winter for Elsa either! Saying Oscar is Dorothy makes some sense now that I think about it, but I still see him as a the contrast between the before and after of the Wizard accepting his place in the world of Oz. 92. You guys forget how we were introduced to the show with little red riding hood going liam neeson on a bunch of wolfs. Followed but Snow White being her own prince and saving herself from the apple, which is a gigantic knight with freaking magic gunpowder might I add. After that we see belle fighting robots with this poopie-head no body likes, oh did I say that she can create short lived clones of herself. And to finish it all off we see Goldilocks going to a bar and beating everyone there... 93. How about when Hansel beat up the wizard of Oz and the Scarecrow to get revenge for Gretal’s death? Or when one of Odin’s ravens dueled Cinderella? Or when Santa Claus founded an ultracapitalist mega-corporation? Or when the Wicked Witch murdered the Cowardly Lion wait that one actually kind of makes sense. 94. What about that time Goldilocks road a bumbleby to find her mom the bird from Nevermore only to find out that she kidnapped Snow WhiteOr what about that time when a cup of hot coco kicked a wolf in the balls for destroying her favorite clothing storeOr what about when an ice cream cone kicked the stuffing out of Goldilocks on a trainor what about Alladin being gay for Cinderella 95. Remember when Snow White set the forest on fire all because Red Ridding Hood got in the way 96. times when Belle slapped the monkey king. 97. Remember that time when Thor sent Goldilocks flying through the ceiling and she didn’t come back down for like a whole minute 98. Remember when Red Riding Hood, Snow White, Belle and Goldilocks had a food fight against Jone of Arc, Thor, Achilles and Mulan.And the Good Witch was mad that they had started a food fight.And the Monkey King loved the fight but Poseidon didn’t because he got food in the face. 99. And then Munin and Cinderella fought in front of an underground tree because Munin was really Spring. Meanwhile the Wizard of Oz starts fighting Hansel because he holds a grudge over the death of Gretel. And Joan of Arc stars healing Snow White after she is stabbed in the liver by a spear from Cinderella. Red Riding Hood leaves Thor in charge of defending those two while she helps Goldilocks fight Aladdin and Hermes. The Cowardly Lion shoots rocks at the Wizard, but Hunin starts fighting him.... 100. Personally I’m looking forward to the fact that Cinderella with the assistance of wacky-waving-inflatable-arm-flailing-tubeman is about to get her butt kicked by an angry bird named Huginn. 101. Or the part where Mary Poppins kicks Goldilock’s tush, then runs away when Huginn/Muninn teleports onto a suicide bomber train covered in gundams.Or the time Pinnochio fires a kamehameha at some helicopters. 102. Definitely forgetting how snow white shot little red riding hood up a cliff to cut off Poe’s raven’s head using her scythe and a cliff 103. Everyone seems to forget the time were Snow White had a meltdown at a ball and The Tin Man not only defended her, but also singlehandedly (heheh) roasted the whole room °¬ 104. Hänsel is mad at the Wizard of Oz because Gretel died and therefore joined the Witch. He’s trying to murder Dorothy. Joan of Arc switched to Mercy and saved Snow White’s life. Mulan commented “This is bad”. Meanwhile, Hugin played Cinderella 105. And let’s not forget that one time when Bartholomew from the Dr. Seuss book used Toto as a ballistic missile and launched him at a bunch of mecha that were stolen by PETA operatives. 106. What about that time the Scarecrow got really drunk and fought Elsa, but then the Tin Man stopped it? 107. Don’t forget that one time a Flying Monkey tried to kidnap Little Red Riding Hood but the Scarecrow saved her by punching him in the face. 108. And on less recent news we have that time the Beast stabbed Belle in the gut, severed Goldolock’s arm while Belle watched and almost killed them both. But it’s (kind off) ok, because the Tin Man made her a new arm. Eventually. 109. The cowardly lion literally betrayed The Wizard of Oz because he got too terrified of the Wicked Witch who wants to destroy the universe and then some. 110. Don’t forget the time everyone thought Goldilocks broke the roman god Mercury’s leg. But then it turned out his legs were prosthetic. 111. And Bagheera and the Monkey King recently owned two foxes while Belle set her own house on fire and convinced an evil gay chameleon to be good. And a Hindu goddess cat MILF defeated Assassin Batman (who is voiced by Vegeta) with a tea tray.Meanwhile Cinderella, Aladdin, silver haired Hermes and Dr Watson made a deal with one of Odin’s ravens (who is a deadbeat parent) to help the Cowardly Lion lead Red Riding Hood, Snow White, Goldilocks, Joan of Arc, Thor, Mulan, the Wizard of Oz, and the... 112. Why is no one mentioning how Coco Chanel once used her designer mini-gun purse to rip through several giant demon birds, or when her partner the Velveteen Rabbit took out two mechs single handily using the power of holograms.I personally like the time the Scarecrow got the Tinman to kick Elsa the Snow Queen out of a meeting which concerned the time that Cinderella, Aladdin and the Roman God of messages kicked the everloving stuffings out of the personification of Autumn. 113. Guys, how can you forget the time Belle and The Monkey King faced off against The Big Bad Wolf/Alex from Clockwork Orange and nearly got killed. Then Red Riding Hood showed up to help but got distracted by Pinocchio being cute and got knocked out of the fight. Then Pinocchio got angry and preceded to beat up Big Bad Alex and destroy a metric ton of private property under control of Evil PETA? 114. Remember prom night when Achilles was really upset because no one asked her to the ball but tbh she just wanted to go with Joan of Arc, but he asked Snow White out but she wanted to go with the god of the sea. But in the end, everything turned out okay and Achilles, Joan of Arc, Thor and Mulan did a choreographed dance routine. 115. I like the time when the God of the Sea got scared of the sea as he fought alongside his fellow BIGBANG members. And that time when he and the Monkey King went out to get ramen from the “MY CABBAGES” guy as they hoped the fairy tale squad wasn’t dead because of their cowardice.Also, Jelsa cannot exist in this universe unless you ship a father and daughter who hate each other.And the Scarecrow is a drunk birb who’s sad because he lost his favourite poem. 116. Mulan tried to help Little Red Riding Hood cook dinner but she was having none of it until she burnt it (while Thor ate what they were preparing and Joan of Arc set the table) and then instead went to serve tea to the Scarecrow’s friends only to discover that Goldilocks and Snow White had returned from the hideout of one of Odin’s raven’s, where they were told not to trust the Wizard of OzOh yeah and Goldilocks is completely heartbroken over Belle, and with the Monkey... 117. I’m amazed that no one has made mention of how badass the Tin-man is or how the Good Witch was scolding Elsa for fighting with Scarecrow because “He’s always drunk”.And there was also that time that Toto and Bartholomew Suess-pants fought a mob of furries and their war-mech with nothing but a flaming coffee-thermos.And who could forget that amazing food-fight that ended with the spectating Monkey King perfectly clean and The Roman God of the Seas covered in the fights aftermath; Then The Good... 118. Glenda the Good Witch threatened to whip Red Riding Hood with a riding crop. 119. Let’s not forget the iconic moment of Snow White flinging Little Red Riding Hood into Edgar Allen Poe’s pet raven by way of a massive slingshot created by Belle’s ribbon, held by her and Goldilocks. 120. Snow White hugged Goldilocks, after being kidnapped by Goldilocks’ mom Munin, and their ship exploded. Red Riding Hood and Goldilocks have a family dog, Ein from Cowboy Bebop, who is apparently fireproof. Goldilocks knocked a tooth out of a guy named Shay D. Mann.Red Riding Hood, Joan of Arc, Mulan, and Thor are hanging out in a house with RRH and Goldilocks’ Uncle, The Scarecrow, while trying hide their plans from the Cowardly Lion. Goldilocks rocket-punched Thor during an arm wrestling... 121. Also, the fandom just plain hates the Beast/Gaston hybrid for being Belle’s creepy, abusive ex and chopping off one of Goldilock’s arms. Goldilocks got better though and now has a sweet robot prosthetic arm that’s also a gun. 122. firestorm has king arthur as a dragon and dating a seasonal maiden 123. while data/kikaider looks after snow white even if she doesn't need it 124. jade from mortal kombat has ermac's powers and is being taught by the wizard of oz and glinda the good witch 125. merlin the great wizard is split up into a pair of twins 126. rusty the narrow gauge diesel is the big sister of pinocchio and data/kikaider 127. casper the friendly ghost is the son of the queen of darkness and has kamen rider eternal as his friend ….jackie chan is the niece of king arthur and a descendant of bruce lee 128. Are y’all just gonna forget the time when Nyan Cat said Goldilocks’ boobs were too big and her teammate Bruno Mars did a shadow clone jutsu while fighting Snow White 129. Or when Goldilocks broke Hermes’ leg during a tournament because Aladdin tricked Goldilocks into thinking Hermes was trying to get in a dirty hit for losing. 130. Remember when the Beast cut off Goldilocks arm? Or when Red Riding Hood, Goldilocks, Belle, and Snow White fought Pinocchio while he was in giant mech? Or when Cleopatra and the Roman god Hermes teamed up to fight some hot chocolate and green tea? 131. Remember when Goldilocks and Little Red Riding Hood’s dad ‘Burnie from RoosterTeeth’ sent Toto in a can via mail causing Belle to instantly despise the 'beast’ and Snow White to Instantly fall in love with the small dog 132. Also, Goldilocks, in her path to reunite with Little Red Riding Hood, goes to Huginn’s camp of bandits, only to request Huginn to open a portal to Muninn; who is also the Scarecrow, who is following Little Red Riding Hood, while there, she finds and helps Snow White escape the cage that Huginn put her in. 133. When will Red Riding Hood kiss Pinocchio 134. Don’t forget that people want Elsa and the Scarecrow to hook up, but the Tinman is trying to keep them apart 135. Or that one time when the velveteen rabbit killed a bunch of robots and everyone was gay for her for like an hour 136. Or when Achilles violently murdered Pinocchio in front of a huge crowd of people, on national television, by accident. Or when Little Red Riding Hood watched Achilles get murdered right in front of her eyes and awoke some magic power that nearly killed Cinderella. Or when the Beast violently stabbed and murdered Shere Khan so he could take over their violent extremist group. 137. Don’t forget Cinderella pouting because her fairy godmother wouldn’t let her go on a murder spree 138. We don’t always agree with ships, but I think we all agree the velveteen rabbit belongs with Coco Chanel. 139. The fandom is torn apart because people can’t decide if Belle should make out with Goldylocks or the Monkey King while everyone was suddenly very gay for Shir Khan in volume 5. 140. And everyone wants Belle to either make out with Goldilocks or the Monkey King.And the Wicked Witch choked the Cowardly Lion with a jellyfish while Dr Watson watched.Also Lampwick and an ice cream cone were the best characters. And the seven dwarves were just one guy with D.I.D. And Little Red Riding Hood gouged out Cinderella’s eye with eye lasers.

And that's our list

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[jamiegeode]

Friendly reminder/possibly informing that after the events of the well known Wizard of Oz story, the scarecrow is overthrown and ends up living with the tin woodman.

Later on a boy named Kip turns out to be the lost princess of Oz and basically magically transitions into her “right” body(biologically female) and says something along the lines of “I promise I’m still myself” to her friends somewhat panicked, and when she’s having trouble saying what she wants to her friend says “only you’re different” and it’s broadly agreed upon as a wise way to put it, because yes she’s the same person as Tip through and through, she’s just seen as a girl instead of a boy now.

In a later book we discover that the cowardly lion has moved out of the forest where he was the king and had previously felt a degree of obligation to be the king of, and moved out with the hungry tiger, another who is considered an outcast because he thinks it’s immoral to eat meat and therefore doesn’t consider himself a ‘good’ tiger similarly to how the cowardly lion says he’s a coward simply because he has fears, so they basically leave their typical societies where the feel misplaced to be misfits together, hanging out between the flamboyant Tinman and shabby Scarecrow’s palace and Ozma’s capitol of Oz. This is the same book in which Dorothy and Ozma meet, before Dorothy goes home to Kansas yet again.

Later on in the books, Dorothy’s family is in debt and Dorothy uses the magical mirror Ozma gave her so that they could talk anytime (and which Ozma spends an allotted time of every day sitting at and watching her counterpart of for Dorothy to facetime her even though Dorothy doesn’t have the time to call Ozma most days) to inform Ozma of this, and Ozma gets Glinda to magically transport Dorothy’s whole family into Oz.

After this, Dorothy and her family live comfortably and are essentially treated as part of the royal family. Dorothy and Ozma are often referred ‘good friends’ and other such terms that might be familiar to y’all. They go on a tour of the country together, visiting old friends and introducing the royal’s in laws- I mean Dorothy’s parents- to various towns and prominent people in Oz.

Anyways, that was a comprehensive list of the characters who I can remember off the top of my head who seem really queer and somewhat openly so-Ozma’s transition was a major plot point and other relationships are discussed somewhat throughout the books I’d read.

Ozma’s character was something I never talked about when I was younger, but whenever I saw my Wizard of Oz books, I’d think of her first and foremost. She’s uncertain about the spell to change her into a girl, especially since unlike the spell from her infancy that made her a boy, this one will be permanent. But she agrees to it in less than twenty minutes, and was totally fine with the idea of helping an all-girl army when, as the boy tip, he was swept up in their midst. She’s eventually quite comfortable with her femininity and her rulership. As someone who never felt comfortable being called a girl, I wondered a few times if someone cast that spell on me as a baby, but I knew that couldn’t be the case because ‘boy’ wasn’t the right word either. Now with a little help from Ozma and a ton of support from a few wonderful people who I’m insanely lucky to know, I’m comfortable with the knowns and unknowns of my identity.

And this is a book series from the 1900s-1910s, guys. I love the way old books are written, and to get that paired with what seems like decent queer rep that my parents will miss if they ever read it, I have to say I love these books. I’m rereading them and it’s giving me assurance that we’ve always been here from a children’s book plus a buttload of those nostalgic childhood feels from when I wasn’t even aware that there are people in the world who might try to knock me down.

Anyways I highly recommend these books to anyone looking for a good comfy fairytale to read, it really is a great story

On the other hand, I forgot about the wheelers. Oh gods oh no please erase them they are so freaking cursed why did he do that nah nu-uh nopity no no I don’t care if they’re harmless there is no greater boogeyman than these I’m scared of the monsters under my bed again.

But other than that it’s a great series, 10 outta 10, 100% do recommend. Just don’t look up a picture of the wheelers trust me here.

[driftward]

Aurora Laboratory Log, Preliminary Subject: Rift Void Transference Setup: Nullstone used to initialize zero energy state. Gloriole Containment Assembly set to establish Demi-Ozma-class aether field. Aetheric Nuolith Array Assembly aligned to create and maintain negative energy field. Experiment: Set containment diameter and aperture of negative energy field to size sufficient to admit one person of Roegadyn size or smaller Researcher: Z. Vauban, also subject. Eos-Class Fairy Lavender assisting Notes: This is for initial setup. Copy to create formal final log in the morning.

~*~

Y’shtola stood up on the very tips of her toes, and Zoissette crouched down slightly so that she could reach up and give Zoissette a chaste kiss on her cheek.

“I cannot possibly thank you enough,” said Y’shtola, grasping Zoissette’s hand in her own as she looked up into her eyes, her voice all dark velvet and warmth. Zoissette could feel the fondness in it, feel it well up around her, feel it hug her.

She could only nod in response as she straightened back up. Y’shtola smiled at her, her grey eyes wet, as she let go, and turned away from Zoissette, walking away, shadows following after her. Zoissette had to cover her eyes to avoid being blinded by the brilliant white light into which Y’shtola walked, her form becoming silhouetted as she moved away. Until there was just two dark shapes against the brightness, Y’shtola reaching her hand out, and the other form taking it. The two embraced, and then they walked into the light together as one.

At last. Zoissette felt joy at seeing Y’shtola reunited with Runar, and the cold stark relief of loneliness washed over and through her.

Another voice called out her name, but she did not want to turn away, not yet. She wanted to see them well and truly off, to know they would be together, to know that they would take care of one another, to be certain she was no longer needed.

She heard her name being called again, and she woke up with a start.

Zoissette sat up quickly. She could feel the faint trickle of adrenaline in her veins, the tightness of readiness in her forearms. She quickly looked around to get her bearings.

She was in the Gage acquisitions workshop. Meya was standing nearby. Meya was smiling at her. Meya had a wrinkle between and above her eyebrows. Meya’s ears were slightly flat.

“Zoissette, are you okay?”

The adrenaline began to bleed off almost as fast as it had hit. A soldier was quick to battle in the case of alarm, but Zoissette was not a field soldier anymore. She was just a tired scientist right this second, with a concerned woman looking in on her. She reached up and adjusted her glasses, at the same time letting her finger feather the rim in just the right spot. An enchantment flared to life, showing her the time.

“I am okay, Meya,” she said, shaking her shoulders a bit to try to shake off the last of her waking tension. She frowned over at the Miqo’te. “Why are you in the workshop at 12:13 at night?”

“I was on my way to get Erick. We meant to go watch the starshower that’s supposed to happen tonight, but I saw that the light was on in here and wondered who was awake at this hour.”

“Not me,” said Zoissette with faux cheerfulness, and Meya laughed.

“Well, perhaps we should get you to bed, then! Since you know how late it is. How do you always know exactly what time it is, anyroad?”

“Spectacles enchantment,” said Zoissette, giving the rims another tap to toggle said enchantment back off.

“Oh, okay! You know, I just sort of thought that maybe you needed better fitting glasses, the way you fidget with them all the time. Can I see?”

Zoissette frowned lightly, but tapped the rim a few times, took them off, and held them out to Meya. “Most of the enchantments are attuned to me and will not work for you, but here. That one should work.”

Meya took the glasses and put them on, and stared out. Zoissette stifled a yawn and leaned heavily on the counter as she watched Meya’s golden eyes flit back and forth just before her pupils widened.

“Oh, wow. I’ve known of such things of course, but never tried using them myself. I didn’t know you could store drawings in these things.”

“If you tap here - there you go - and here - yes, just like that - you can go back and forth between different images.”

“Huh! And you’ve had that this entire time.”

Zoissette smiled faintly. “Since childhood, actually.”

“Wow, this is really neat. Oh, I think I can tell which ones you drew when your were little. You’ve kept them since then?”

Zoissette shrugged. “I have some memories in there.”

Meya took the glasses off, and held them out for Zoissette to take back. “That is much neater than I thought it would be. I never looked into that sort of thing. Do you think you could do that with my glasses?”

Zoissette fiddled with her glasses as she thought about it. “…maybe. You and I practice very different schools of magic in different ways. But I do have some conversion guides. Let me think… yes. Yes, I think with some effort, I could maybe get it to work. I would need your help along the way, though.”

Meya smiled at her as she put her own glasses back on, clasping her hands behind her back, and Zoissette could not help but smile back. Meya tilted her head, looking thoughtful, and then leaned closer to Zoissette.

“I like it when you’re like this,” she said.

“Like what?”

“I don’t know actually. Relaxed, maybe? I think that’s it.”

Zoissette looked over at Meya, and was suddenly aware of just how close she was, and how nice she was being, and she felt her heart rate surge, and she could feel her face, and she was just so very aware of her face, and Meya’s expression dropped.

“Oh! I’m so sorry! I ruined it!”

Zoissette could feel her lips twitch as she almost went for the big smile she liked to use to try to reassure people. Instead she reached up to rub her jaw, hiding her face behind the motion for a moment, and took a few deep breaths to try to calm down.

“No, no, it’s okay - it is okay. It is not you. It is … me. Sorry. It is late, and I am tired.”

Meya’s expression turned sympathetic, eyebrows turning up on the inside, and she backed off a bit to give Zoissette some space. “And here I am, keeping you up. Sorry. I just wanted to make sure you were okay. Is there anything I can do to help? I could get you some water, I’m sure we have some snacks…”

Zoissette shook her head as she stood up. “No, it is … quite alright, but thank you. I, uhm, I appreciate you checking in on me, but if Erick is waiting on you…”

Meya nodded. “Well, if you’re certain,” she said. “We can talk more tomorrow.”

She turned to leave, and Zoissette held a hand over her heart, and took several more deep, slow breaths.

“Meya, wait.”

Meya stopped at the door, and turned to look at Zoissette quizzically. Zoissette dug around in her pockets, looking for one notebook in particular, and upon finding it, flipped through it quickly.

“…where were you two going to go watch the starshower?”

“Oh! It’s in Thanalan. It’s supposed to start in about another bell, I think?”

Zoissette frowned at her notes, and nodded. “…that is when it will start, but that will just be one star every several minutes. It will peak about two hours in…” Zoissette frowned, and walked over to one of the workshop astrolabes, and fiddled with it for a moment. She did some quick math and nodded.

“Do you have your map on you? Can I see it?”

Meya nodded, and came back over, pulling out a map and unfolding it. Zoissette tapped a finger to her lips as she looked it over, then pointed.

“There. If you can make it to there at about two, two thirty. Peak starshower time. Low light pollution. And you will be in the middle of a large plains area, so few of the surrounding peaks will block your view.” Zoissette paged through her notebook some more. “…and there is a gate that will be ascendant tonight, if you know what star pattern to look for, and are willing to stay up a little later. Oh! It is the…”

Zoissette trailed off, thinking of prior times she had gone stargazing with someone.

“…well, never mind. If you run out of things to talk about, maybe - maybe just enjoy the moment.”

Meya nodded, making a few marks on her map and putting it away. “Thank you, Zoissette! I do like listening to you when you get excited and start explaining things, though.”

Her heart rate was coming back up again, and the room was entirely too warm, and she was not awake enough to deal with her own nonsense.

“Maybe not when Erick is waiting for you,” said Zoissette, as gently as she could manage.

“He’ll be okay. I was stopping by early anyroad, it’ll be alright. Are you sure you’re going to be okay?”

Zoissette just nodded.

“Alright! But you should go to bed, okay?”

“Okay. I will. Good night, Meya.”

“Good night!”

Meya gave her one last big smile, and then was on her way, her hips swaying just so and her tail sweeping to and fro excitedly.

Zoissette watched her go, and once she was gone, stood up and shook out her limbs.

“Why are you like this,” she muttered to herself.

She gathered her things, shut down the lab, and went to go sleep somewhere rather more comfortable than a lab workbench.

Maybe she would go without dreams this time.

(special thanks to @healerstail for making the images!)

[sir-adamus]

I've said it before and I'll say it again

Ozma isn't based on Princess Ozma in the Wizard of Oz stories - across every incarnation he is based on Oscar Diggs, the Wizard of Oz (being a liar who supplants a person's identity for his own goals - most explicitly in his most recent incarnation where he is directly named for Oscar Zoroaster Phadrig Isaac Norman Henkle Emmannuel Ambroise Diggs - OZPINHEAD - Professor Ozpin, Headmaster of Beacon)

Oscar Pine is the show's version of Princess Ozma, starting off as a farm boy who has his life turned upside down by the Wizard in an inversion of Ozma's story where she had her throne stolen by the Wizard and was raised as a farm boy named Tip

Ozma and Oscar basically switched inspiration names

and the reason Oscar is a boy is the same reason Jaune and Ren are boys and Pyrrha and Nora are girls - their inspirations disguised themselves or were disguised as another gender from their own