#rapunzel inspired

[fortheloveofarchons]

Rapunther (A Xiaoaether Tangled AU)

This whole story was inspired by @rueleaf-art on Instagram and Tumblr! Go check her out!!

Rapunther, a young man with long, golden hair, seeks to watch the lanterns that his father insisted are just merely "stars".

Xiao, a wanted general from another kingdom that goes by the title of Alatus, seeks a safe refuge so that he would not go back to serve the king who once tortured him and his yaksha companions for evil deeds.

What happens... if the two of them meet for the first time? Will Rapunther be able to witness the "stars" he yearns as a child locked inside a tower?

Will the wanted general find solace and love from someone he just met?

Will Rapunther finally escape from the shackles of the tower he once called home?

This brings you the Tangled AU of this ship, Rapunther.

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This is a story of a boy named Rapunther.

And it all starts with the sun.

Now, once upon a time, a single drop of golden sunlight fell from the heavens, and from this small drop of sun fell onto an Inteyvat flower amidst a giant field of blossoming flowers. The flower that once consists of white and light blue petals, is now a magical, golden flower. 

Many years passed, the kingdom was ruled by a king and queen, and the queen is expecting a child. Unfortunately, the queen was frail and sick. Her breaths were slow and soft, her eyes sunken and dark from exhaustion, and she could barely move from her bed. As time is running out, the people of the kingdom would try to find any miracle, be it herbs, alchemy, or even elemental magic. 

Yet, none of them seemed to work. 

That is, until they heard of a legend called the golden Inteyvat flower, where it can cure all sickness and diseases. Why is it called a legend, you may ask? 

You see, that specific flower came from a land that was once abandoned during the war. It’s people have passed away, either from being murdered or due to the side effects of the war, which is called ‘Erosion’, It is where it can cause a person to lose their sense of self, from their memories to their own bodies, fading like a sand that’s blown away from the wind. 

As Inteyvat flowers wilt quickly, it was even impossible to find them after the events of the war. 

The only detail that was not mentioned about the legend… was that it was hoarded by a man named Chlothar Eide. Instead of sharing the heavens’ gift, he resented the Gods for not seeking aid to him during the war, and thus he hoarded the flower all to himself, to prevent himself from eroding, keeping him alive for hundreds of years. 

And all he had to do… was to sing a song to it.

Mu fla, mon cravi shaviri

Pu makriya

Vu, melodie son nafluri

Mu fla, mon cravi shaviri

Pu mashi na

Hu lu mi sche yo 

Diri

Rilacri

Si yu mi flavi

Drim cra ri chi di piu

Melodi, suvinavi

Rilacri

Si yu mi flavi

Drim cra ri chi di piu

Melodi, suvina

In the blink of an eye, the old man transformed. His wrinkles gradually disappear, his once grey hair regains its youthful black hue, and his mind feels refreshed and rejuvenated. He stood before the flower, a vision of his younger self, letting out a cackling laughter for his hidden salvation. 

That is, until he hears subtle footsteps. 

In a quick moment, he grabs a basket that is covered with leaves and twigs that resembles like a bush, and covers the flower up quickly, dimming the golden light. Yet, as he quickly turns to leave, his lamplight that’s hanging from his arm accidentally knocks out of the basket, revealing the bright flower. Without realising it, he runs to hide in another bush, carefully watching to see who was out there. 

Just then, a few soldiers arrive, lamplights in their hand to search for the flower. Due to Chloatar’s carelessness, they found the golden flower in a field of wilted flowers that crumbled like dust. 

“We found it!” 

They carefully dug the flower out and carried it to their kingdom. 

Meanwhile, Chloatar could only stare intensely, watching as the flower gradually disappeared from his sight. 

With the petals of the golden flower carefully plucked onto the water, the king carefully holds the bowl while the queen sips the magic of the golden flower, healing her. 

With the miracle, a pair of twins were born.  

Two healthy babies. A prince and a princess. 

Aether and Lumine.

With beautiful golden hair, one longer and one shorter. 

To celebrate their birth, the king and queen launched two flying lanterns into the sky.  

For that one moment, everything was perfect. Yet, it was shattered over their heads like a beer bottle. 

Because that’s all it is. 

A moment. 

“Finally… It's done. You two were such a pain to deal with.” Chlothar throws away the stained beer bottle, shattering onto the floor. Both the king and queen’s head were stained with blood, tainting the white pillows and bedsheets. The canopy bed had fallen to the ground, a sign of a struggle from the both of them. 

“Thankfully, with this herb I sneaked into your meals. Both of you were too weak to fight against me.” He throws away the brown round pills onto the floor, smashing the contents into pieces until it turns into dust. The sounds of the twins’ wails made Chlothar blink back to reality, remembering his task. 

“Right… the magical flowers .”  

He walks towards the crib. 

The moment he sees the twins’ blonde hair, the sounds of their cries drown out in his mind, his smile as wide as a butcher’s knife. 

He looked towards the baby with longer hair, gently touching his soft and silky hair against his wrinkled fingers with spots.

“You cannot mock me more than fate itself already has.” 

Chloatar sings the same song to them, watching their hair turn from a blonde to a bright golden hue. He grabs a small knife from his pocket, intending to cut a few strands in hopes to keep the golden hued hair to preserve his youth. Instead, the moment he cuts it, the hair reverts back to its light blonde hue, and his body and mind are reverted back to his current self, dishevelled and old with an insane look on his face. 

“No… No!” 

Seeing his only power fading, Chloatar had no choice. 

He took one of the twins, and ran away from the palace. 

And just like that, the prince was gone. 

The kingdom searched and searched everywhere, but they could not find the prince. Due to the fears of losing their male heir and maintaining their power in a patriarchal monarchy, they announced to their people that their ‘princess’ Aether is the one that was kidnapped and missing, while ‘prince’ Lumine is the heir for now. 

Deep within a forest, in a hidden tower, Chlothar raised the child as his own. He had found his new magic flower, but this time, he was determined to keep it hidden. 

“Why can’t I go outside?” The child asked. 

“The outside world is a dangerous place, filled with horrible, selfish people.” Chlothar said, humming as he brushes Rapunther’s hair, that glows as bright as the fire down the chimney. “You must stay here, where you are safe. Do you understand, flower?” 

“Yes father.” The child said, gazing at the closed window. 

What Chlothar forgot one thing, is that the tower could not hide anything. Each year on the twins’ birthday, the king and queen would release thousands of lanterns into the sky, in hope that one day, their lost prince would return. 

Rapunther would always sneak out, his long hair cascading down the steps, He would carefully open the windows to gaze at the brightly lit lanterns, hoping that one day…

He’ll be able to hold it. 

I hope you enjoy this chapter! I have updated a new chapter on this story and that I have added disclaimers on the very first chapter of the story. Do check it out if you are interested or if you want to know more about this story!

[ash-and-books]

Rating: 4/5

Book Blurb: From Alexandra Christo, the author of To Kill a Kingdom, comes Princess of Souls, a Rapunzel-inspired YA fantasy romance about a teen witch groomed to steal souls for an immortal king and the reckless, rebellious boy to whom her fate is tied.

For sixteen years, Selestra has been trapped in her tower on the Floating Mountain, preparing to take her mother’s place as the King's Witch, who foretells deaths in the Festival of Predictions. Outrunning your fate earns a wish and the chance to steal the King’s immortality. But die and your soul is forfeit. And though thousands have tried, nobody has ever beaten death. A soldier in the King's army, Nox is an unlikely candidate for the Festival, but, driven by revenge, he is determined to steal the King’s immortality and kill the entirety of his court, starting with Selestra. Yet when Selestra touches Nox in her very first prediction, their fates become entwined, and death seeks to take both their souls. Only by working together can they survive long enough to escape the dark fate and the immortal King that now hunts them.

Review:

A Rapunzel-inspired story with witches, stealing souls, killing kings, and romance? Absolutely. The story follows Selestra, the heir groomed to be the King’s Witch after her mother is gone. All her life she has been trapped in a castle, forced to watch death all around her. Her mother and her are bond to serve the King, a king who consumes souls to maintain his immortality and power. Selestra’s family powers enable her to see people’s deaths with just a touch. During the annual Festival of Predictions people all around come to get their deaths foretold, if they can beat it they are granted a wish of their choosing... if they die, their souls are fed to the King. Selestra has been yearning for escape, she doesn’t want to be the King’s witch, she wants to explore the world and see more rather than being trapped in her tower with her paintings. When a soldier comes to get his death foretold everything changes for her.

Nox is a soldier in the King’s army, in fact he is the best and favorite of the King... but he is hiding a dark secret. He is planning to kill the King in revenge for the murder of his father, a former soldier for the King. Nox is a schemer, charmer, and has only revenge to keep him going. Nox wants to steal the King’s immortality and kill his entire court... including the witches that serve him... starting with Selestra. Yet when she touches him and he is her very first prediction, their fates become entwined as when he dies she dies... so she saves him... yet every time she continues to predict his death her death is also foretold. Now they both must work together if they want to achieve their goals. Yet with so many secrets and desires between them, can they truly trust one another or will their fates be sealed in death?

This was such a fun take on the Rapunzel story, and the chemistry between Nox and Selestra was cute. Overall, I had a fun time reading this and if you are looking for a fun fantasy romance with prophecies and witches or a unique fairytale reimagining this is definitely for you!

*Thanks Netgalley and Macmillan Children's Publishing Group, Feiwel & Friends for sending me an arc in exchange for an honest review*

[sasa-chan]

[sunlightdrop]

rapunzel's braid ✿

[sboochi]

Big Four X-Men/Superhero AU?

I'm not familiar with x-men lore so I went for a generic superhero setting, hope you dont mind :]

I imagined Hiccup and Merida are hero partners investigating a shady lab that's doing secret experiments to create mutant humans and animals. They rescued Toothless, Rapunzel and Jack from there!

[moondwellerthatdwells]

The modern team awesome thing

Eugene: You ever get so tired you start seeing spiders?

Varian: me when i take 17 benadryl and start seeing the Hat Man

Eugene: THE WHO!?

Varian: oh, is this not a safe space suddenly?

[artist-ellen]

Rapunzel

My second approach to Rapunzel! I was able to highlight more things and keep the details nice and sharp. I really am out of practice/style with more painterly approaches. From what I'm working on art wise now I find myself more and more drawn to...what I'm calling wood-block inspired style. More limited color palettes, clean line art, and no brushstrokes for me I guess.

I am the artist! Do not post without permission & credit! Thank you! Come visit me over on: instagram.com/ellenartistic or tiktok: @ellenartistic

[garbage-creature]

Cowgirl Cherry Valance my beloved 💖 (probs gonna draw some more western au later)

[piosplayhouse]

My headcanon that I personally believe is 1000% right and that I will never let go of is that sy's biggest tell for not being sj is that he never gets quite used to dealing with the super long hair and elaborate hairstyles so he just fudges it a majority of the time before Binghe starts doing his hair

It was unfortunately covered by the ears but sj's hair is tensely pulled back on all sides of his head to form a tight topknot whereas sy's bun is much looser and unstructured (he woke up and put his brown hair in a messy bun etc) and he clearly didn't comb his hair to make the initial ponytail for the bun extra tight

[peiikko]

shelley duvall's productions from the 1980s

[loliefeather-art]

Hera Syndulla & Rapunzel mash-up

[thefablab]

[snipperly]

* 𝐓𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐁𝐨𝐚𝐭 𝐒𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐞 * ✨🏮

I have been playing survival with my friend Ace recently and we discovered sooo many cool blocks included in that modpack - so I decided to use all those pretty lanterns somehow.. and what couldnt be better than the tangled boat scene? But its overgrown and cottagecore this time :D ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀✨ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀✨ · ᴄᴏᴍᴘʟᴇᴍᴇɴᴛᴀʀʏ ʀᴇɪᴍᴀɢɪɴᴇᴅ / ʙꜱʟ · ꜱᴏᴅɪᴜᴍ & ɪʀɪꜱ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀✨ · ᴄɪᴛ ʀᴇꜱᴇᴡɴ · ᴄʀᴇᴀᴛᴇ ꜱᴏᴍᴇ ꜰᴜɴ ᴡɪᴛʜ ɢɢ ᴍᴏᴅᴘᴀᴄᴋ ✨🩷

[sloanslone]

Your art style’s breathtaking! What works and/or media inspired you to draw like that?

Thank you! I've actually watched ALOT of anime and indie adult cartoons for years now. They inspired my art style way more than I could put into words... At first it was Jujutsu kaisen, then it was hazbin hotel, and now it's Gigi and the other epic animators that helped me find my style! 🩷

These are some examples of my art evolution:

[swordmaid]

anyway shri’iia’s epilogue outfit which is a mix of 1900s male stage costumes and also that one camp outfit mod. look at the ring hehe 🤭

[mynameisvarian]

SPOILERS FOR THE NEW EPISODES OF HAZBIN HOTEL!

Holy cow oh my god, Shout out to the people who wrote fanfictions of Varian (TTS) ending up in the universe of Helluva Boss! You guys basically predicted Jeremy Jordan (Voice actor of Varian from Tangled: The Series) being in the universe of Hazbin Hotel/Helluva Boss! You guys are insane! (In a good way)

The moment I heard Lucifer's voice I instantly knew it, WE NEED MORE OF JEREMY JORDAN VOICE ACTING GOOFY CHARACTERS THAT ARE PORTRAYED AS EVIL BUT AREN'T ACTUALLY! (Enjoy this little sketch I made while watching the episodes! It's a mix between Lucifer (HH) and Varian (TTS)!

Edit: Coloured it in and removed Ruddiger