#the sisters grimm one has wings

[cinnamon-roll-whump]

*practically buzzing in excitement* Puck. I want to hurt Puck my faerie prince my beloved my dearest. Someone give me ideas/prompts. PLEASE IM BEGGING

also specify which version or I'm just gonna pick one (probably Gargoyles)-- I know the play one, I've seen that twice, the Sisters Grimm one, the Iron Fey one, and the Gargoyles one, and they are all my beloved

[valeffelees]

only bad thing about being in a fandom where one of the characters canonically has wings is the painful lack of classic wingfic. where is my everything's the same but people have bird wings watford au where one day baz notices simon hasn't been grooming his wings bc of an injury to his ribs so he sits on his bed and makes a whole fuss about how "i'm not doing this to be nice, snow, your wings are just a travesty to look at" and then proceeds to carefully and lovingly tidy his feathers in drawn out silence while they both pretend grooming someone else's wings isn't one of the most intimate things you can do for another person. will this heartbreak never end

[minimallyminnie]

Hi! Sorry I haven’t been writing lately! Hopes this makes up for it!

Gn reader, Nightbringer timeframe so you are their attendant, uhhh a bit dark with some of them (Levi, Satan, Twins)

How you show the brothers you care about them even if they don’t remember you.

Lucifer

Though he stays in his room all the time, he does get up to do his daily things outside.

That being said, those days were rare when you could only hear the same album and small hics coming from his room

You remember the album from your time frame, he told you once

You were drinking tea with him and he told you how it was Lilith’s favorite album to play when she was happy

It hurt to see him not go to the table and eat.

So once Beel is out of sight in the kitchen, you go inside, make a plate of dinner and fill up a cup of hot tea for him

You knock twice on the door and set the food down next to the door, covered with foil and sticky note that says

“Lucifer, you should eat more. -[MC]”

You know he’s there when you come back to sweep the hallways and see an empty plate with a cup on top.

You only take the dishes in silent content and wash them in the kitchen.

Happy knowing that Lucifer at least ate.

Lucifer, in his room is working diligently on paperwork. He doesn’t need an…attendant to take care of him.

He’s capable damn it!

He can’t say he’s not capable. His pride doesn’t allow him. To be weak. To ask for help. To apologize.

His pride…has hurt his brothers. Has hurt them so many times. It’s best if he just stays inside and not hurt anyone.

He can’t let them suffer from his problems anymore, that’s how they ended up here.

He hears footsteps outside and is alert instantly, wondering if his brothers need something or if they’re asking for him to eat dinner with them or if they’re complaining about what so ever

But when he hears a gentle clink on the floor outside his room and the footsteps retreating, he knows that it’s you.

Lucifer waits for the footsteps to no longer be heard before he cracks open the door and sees a plate and a glass. He picks them up and locks the door again.

He sees the small sticky note on it and somehow in his cold and closed off heart, his heart warms at the note

He brushes it off before eating and drinking the entire thing, leaving it outside the door where it was previously in a pristine manner.

Now even if you are just an attendant, he won’t try to make your job harder than it is.

Somehow a part of him calls out to him that he just cares about you.

Mammon

His obsession with greed and Grimm has turned up to the max when he got turned into a demon

That being said, since he’s so busy trying to take care of his brothers who are falling apart day by day, he forgets to take a break

Anytime that you tell him, he’ll laugh it off and asks if you think he’s that weak

…you know he’s not weak.

The pain from losing his baby sister, how his brothers are crumbling, Lucifer not coming out of his room, this new home, his new body and wings, his virtue turning to a sin.

A sin that’s going to eventually cause everyone he loves to hate him. He despises his sin of Greed. It’s twisted, it’s malicious, it’s…awful.

Mammon can’t take it anymore but he still endures it for his family.

Just like in your time where he’s being berated left and right. You fall for him all over again.

One day, Mammon forgets to leave his door locked leaving you to come in and sneakily turn off his alarm clock before going back to Cocytus Hall

You do all his tasks for the morning once you get the to the HoL, telling the brothers that he’s just tired today (and he is, not that you’re lying)

When he wakes up and panics, you manage to calm him down explaining how he needed rest and that you’re taking a break. He calms down but then he sees you with a tray of cold tea and…two bowls of spicy ramen?

Hell Soy Sauce Flavored Cup Ramen??

He’s never heard of that before, sorta scary…but you said it was a treat from yourself

He picks up his chopsticks and takes a bite.

It does taste spicy and he chugs the tea while you’re laughing at his expression

But he looks at your smiling face and he thinks about how warm he feels inside, not knowing if it’s the ramen or you

He takes another bite and starts talking with you about how you knew about these noodles

“A close friend of mine shared some with me a few times.” He’s a bit jealous of this “close friend” but he still eats the ramen

Huh. He feels a lot better today than the past few months he’s been in the Devildom….

He thinks he finally has a favorite food now.

Leviathan

When he landed in the Devildom, he didn’t know why he was even there anymore

He was made for war and bloodshed against demons

Now he’s become what he sworn to kill

What…what’s out there for him anymore?

The days where he wakes up and gets out of bed feeling awful as can be are the hardest.

He has to show everyone how awful he feels and looks today.

He hates the stares he gets from his brother when they think he’s not looking for looking like he just rolled out of bed.

He hates his wings, his tail, his personality, how awkward he is, he wants his long and flowing robes back that made him confident like Lucifer was

He knows his younger brothers are suffering even more than him. He knows how much Satan feels like he doesn’t belong in their family. If he were just braver or if Satan was just mellower, he would take care of him like how Mammon did for him. But he’s a coward. He’s jealous of how well Mammon can handle things, how he can adjust so damn fast.

He hates himself

On one of the days you’re adjusting the pictures around the HoL after one of Satan and Belphegor’s fights, you hear a small voice from Levi’s room

Going closer, you hear me him say how he wanted to try this new game out that’s hot on the market but he can’t get the time to. When you peek in to see who’s he talking to, there’s a sheep plushie that you gave to the brothers to share and talk to.

New game….hmm you had extra Grimm right? Mammon didn’t steal any this week either!

You zap your phone out and quickly order the game. It didn’t make a huge dent in your account considering the amount of jobs you’ve taken during the free time you have

The next day, you knock on Levi’s door with an excuse to ask him for help on one of the Ruri Chan levels

When he opens the door, he sees a wrapped item in your hand which you promptly give him

“Consider it a gift for not leaving your tiny figurine accessories around the floor.” And then you walked away

Levi shuts his door and opens the gift nervously

He gapes at the game, how did you know he wanted this game?! Did you hear him??!

Levi will have to thank you tomorrow after he finishes the first part of the game first!

He wonders if he has to go to the doctor later though since his stomach is doing flips left and right…

Satan

It does take a while for Satan to properly put his comfort and trust in you

But it does somehow happen.

He’s lashing out at everyone and everything left and right

But he doesn’t know why it makes him angry.

He hates the looks on his brothers the people he lives with faces

Their faces…it scares him but his own pride refuses to acknowledge the fear

But when he sees your face…you never seem scared or upset at him.

Always…cheerful and somehow nostalgic even though you never met him before Mammon managed to catch you

He tries to push you away, tries to make his pain and internalizes that he’s a monster. A mistake that was only created by accident.

But.

You never stray away.

Shouldn’t an attendant rationalize their situation?!

Even if he lives in the same house, he could kill you more than any of the others!

But anytime he’s actually in his room, you’re always knocking.

You’re patient with him.

You’ve always been patient with him unless he actually does something messed up.

You don’t see him as a monster or Lucifer’s little copy. You see him as him.

His favorite thing of the day when you’re working is just going in his room during your breaks (which he memorized) and waiting for you

You knock and he opens the door. You always wait for him.

“Can I hang out with you for a bit?”

He always nods and lets you in

You end up talking about mundane things, you seem to know or find out things he might actually like!

You’re really smart and scary too but he won’t say that of course

He likes that you understand him. He’s not all that alone in this hellhole.

He just likes talking to you without being judged or interrupted. You don’t do those, you just listen to him.

And really, that’s the most amazing thing that someone can do for him.

…No you’re really the most amazing person that’s done this for him.

Asmodeus

Oh as if you aren’t his gift already!

Jokes aside, he is wary of you

You just dropped in and now you’re their attendant?!

Unbelievable! But of course he’s not going to say that in front of Lucifer and Diavolo!

Good heavens devildom, that would be his death wish!

He frequently looks up at the heavy clouds over the Devildom

He knows the sun never rises but, he wishes just one more time he’d be able to see the perfect sunrise and sunset before he got thrown here

Here where he looks like a freak.

Where he was praised and celebrated for his beautiful pearly white wings and his gorgeous robes. Where he had a damned amazing smile that lit up a room. Where is now gone. Permanently

He cries every-time he looks past a mirror or a reflection of himself

He has ugly ugly pointed horns that twist, hearts that look like they dripped down on his arm, and four short wings that don’t even look have as gorgeous as his old ones did.

He’s almost broken every mirror in the house he’s come by when he has thoughts like these. Mammon asked you while Asmo was crying one day to just make anything that looked remotely shiny, matte. Desperate to stop his younger brother’s tears.

(And you did. He figured out it was you and Mammon later and thanked both of by taking you two out for drinks. He starts to get used to one mirror at a time.)

He hates how his sin causes him to lust after everyone. He hates it. He can’t bear the pain in his heart when he meets someone who just wants to be friendly and he immediately thinks about how to bed them.

He just wants normal thoughts for once. Not all the lust addled thoughts that never quiet down.

He feels like an…item. Used for one night stands when he actually succeeds in bedding them and never again. Regret following him every time. Spiraling in his bed all alone.

Well, until you came.

He pounces on you with words filled with sweet and honey like words

But you know him.

You gently let him down each time but you let him do it to you everyday

Every day is another compliment, pick up line, or flirting act. He actually managed to stop going to parties after shooting all his lust willpower against you!

Did you plan this?! Oh sweetie~♡!He should’ve known! ♡

He’s…not upset though. He’s happy. No more being an item for demons or magic users anymore…he can…use his lines on you.

You…you don’t shame him or get embarrassed of them

(not even when they’re ultra lusty! Are you used to it already…? Did you hear them from someone somehow?!)

You don’t scorn him or look at him in disgust.

No. You don’t do any of those things even though he told you of the horrible things he’s done and how much he misses his appearance in the Celestial Realm.

Instead, you always surprise him and you smile and laugh at his daily routine with you. Even playing along with his antics sometimes.

“Haha! U + I = 69? Well I must be 59 since you’re a 10!”

And you smile.

A beautiful soul and creature called him a 10/10.

You called him beautiful.

When you walk away to subdue the brothers from arguing again, his eyes glaze over with tears.

His brothers had told him yes, and they mean a lot. But for someone who didn’t know him like his brothers and still saw beauty in a twisted angel like him…

His lust for you turned into something else.

Beelzebub

Everyday. Every single day. He dreams of the same thing that he doesn’t think it’s a nightmare anymore.

He sees Lilith die in Belphie’s arms, bleeding and beaten.

He sees Belphie look at him with despair and emptiness asking him why, why didn’t he save her? Why didn’t he save his baby sister? Why, why, why?

He wakes up with cold sweat at the same time every morning and tries to eat something from the pantry

But once he grabs something, a voice whispers to him. A voice that sounds like Lilith.

“Why didn’t you save me? Why, why, why? You should’ve died and left Belphie and I to live. I loved you and you left me to die by myself. Why Beelzebub? Why?”

Sometimes, when he looks at you, he sees Lilith there. Standing with a terrified and confused look. He knows you aren’t her but you…you somehow have that warmth that she had, intensified.

Beelzebub’s guilt and regret always stays with him. Any time he eats, he tastes despair on the tip of his tongue to the back of his throat

He saved Belphie…but his baby sister. The one who everyone, especially him was supposed to protect and fight for…

Died. Died alone. Died falling in pain.

(Lucifer almosts knocks on his door sometimes at night when he hears him but stops just an inch before. He cannot. He has to keep his lips shut.)

Everyday. Carrying the weight of his sister’s death around his neck. One day, he wonders if the weight will carry him instead.

He hates his sin. How he wants and wants and wants and takes and takes and takes and then when he cannot get it

He ruins.

He tore down Mammon’s wall, made all of Satan’s bookshelves fall on the floor, broke a huge piece of Asmodeus’s bathtub, and caused one of Levi’s figurines to snap in half. Just because he was the avatar of gluttony.

He hates it.

He hates it even more when he almost clawed you across your neck because he smelled candy in your pocket when he was desperate

You…you didn’t seem to be scared though.

(You already knew how he was.)

You were startled when he almost hit you but you just put down the cleaning towel down and took out the pieces of candy from your pocket and just gave it to him

He was incredibly confused on why you didn’t scream, or cry, or even get angry at him

“Just ask me next time, I always have some sort of candy or snack on me. Besides, I can cook for you too.”

He’s amazed at the fact that you just offered to cook for him

And when he wakes up from his nightmare again, you’re in the kitchen. Cooking some pancakes

He just sits down after he washes his face and his hands and watches you from the counter

When you’re done, you just give it to him on the plate with a lot of fruits and some whipped cream. It towered as high as his head even without the berries and cream.

His eyes just sparkle and his mouth gapes at the sight

He devours the delicious cakes in a minute and looks up at you to see if you’re upset about your hard work just disappearing like that

But you just smile at him and offer him some more.

Beelzebub doesn’t see Lilith anymore. Not even hearing her voice or her touch. He can feel her…no your warmth radiating from you.

He can feel some heat go to his face as he nods

Beel would be forever grateful for the break you’ve given him from his torment

Belphegor

Being the youngest means you really don’t have a say in anything you do

He followed Beel who followed Mammon who then followed Lucifer

He loved Lucifer but…

His sister…died

The one thing that he wished for was for his family to not perish

And he lost his sister.

With the anguish and grief upon him, he wonders how she’d be alive

If Lucifer hadn’t went against their father, she would’ve had a peaceful death…

If Beelzebub hadn’t saved him, she would still be alive…

No. It’s his fault.

He introduced her into the human realm. He killed her. He killed her.

It’s all his fault from the start.

He shouldn’t have went off with her to the realm of mortals

He should’ve just said no to her even with her puppy eyes

A piece of his heart is empty and dead from his sister’s death

She’s gone and it’s because of him.

He should’ve died that day.

He rather sleep and indulge in his sin as everytime he sleeps, he dreams of his whole family being together.

He curls up around his pillow, not allowing anyone, not even Beel to wake him up until he is needed.

Belphie promises to himself to protect his family. No matter what he does or kills.

…he sees how Beel looks at you though.

How he feels some sort of familiarity like…

Beel told him before how your presence felt like Lilith’s warmth.

And he was right. But it quickly turned into a bitter and regretful reminder for him.

He can’t stand to feel Lilith anymore. Not when she isn’t here.

But he feels a sort of warmth when you vacuum around him with a silent spell on the machine. He can see through his cracked opened eyes how cautious you are of him sleeping on the ground in his room

You…you even take his blanket and drape it over him gently.

And then go about your day.

This happens anytime he’s sleeping on the floor somewhere. Outside, inside, the planetarium…anywhere

And you always bring back the blanket he sleeps with no matter what.

He asks you why you do this when you could just leave him alone

“I don’t want you to get sick or cold when you sleep. It disturbs you and makes your dreams really difficult.”

…

Wow…you really do care that much.

He just falls asleep again afterwards when you drape it over him

But this time, the dreams of his family eventually add you in it, by his side laughing freely…

He wonders why Lilith never regretted falling in love with a creature that wasn’t an angel until he met you.

Uh so for Asmodeus’s, I know he looks in the mirror but I kinda hc him to completely break down when he would see his reflection right after becoming a demon? I mean change yk?

As always, thank you for reading!

[princesssarisa]

I've now reached the last of the main list of Cinderella stories from Cinderella Tales Around the World. The book is nowhere near over, though: after this it goes into the various "subtypes" of Cinderella, such as Donkeyskin.

The last few "official" Cinderella stories in this book are from Mexico and Chile. I was disappointed not to see more South American versions, and particularly that there were none from Brazil for @ariel-seagull-wings. But the Donkeyskin tales later in the book do include a Brazilian version, which I look forward to sharing!

Meanwhile...

*As in the versions from the Philippines, the heroine is named Maria in all three of these Latin American tales.

*The Mexican version is called Maria Cenzia, or "Cinder-Mary." The title character is a homeless orphan who lives in an ash-hole belonging to a household of black Moorish witches. They eventually discover her, take her in as a servant, and send her to the river with a black sheepskin, ordering her to wash it until it's white. But a lady appears and magically does the task for her, then gives her a magic wand to grant her wishes and puts a shining star on her forehead. When the jealous daughter of one of the witches sees this, she takes a black sheepskin to the river too, but the lady puts an ugly growth on her forehead instead of a star. Maria later uses her magic wand to give herself finery to wear to church and to give herself wings to fly home before the witches can catch her. She loses a shoe, of course, which leads to her marriage to the prince. But then the witches turn her into a dove with a magic pin. Yet one day, her father-in-law the king finds her and takes out the pin, breaking the spell, and when all is revealed, the witches are burned at the stake.

*The two Chilean versions, Maria the Cinder-Maiden and Maria the Ash-Girl, are nearly identical to each other and very similar to Maria Cenzia too. Maria persuades her father to marry a seemingly-kind widow with a daughter of her own, but is abused afterwards. She has a pet cow, which the stepmother spitefully has killed, but inside its body Maria finds a magic wand. She then has to wash the cow's organs in a stream, but they fall in and are swept away. An old woman comes along and offers to get them for her, and in return Maria cleans her house and cooks supper for her; for this, the old woman gives Maria a shining star on her forehead. The next day the envious stepsister has her own pet cow killed, takes the organs to the stream, and loses them on purpose, but she shows the old woman no kindness, and so she receives a turkey wattle on her forehead instead of a star. Some time later, there's a ball at the royal palace. Maria uses her wand to give herself finery and a coach, and of course she loses a shoe, and the prince uses it to search for her. The stepsister binds her own foot with tight bandages to make the slipper fit, but either a dog or a parrot alerts the prince, and Maria is found.

*It's interesting that the motif of the heroine receiving a shining mark on her forehead (a star, a moon, or a jewel) is found in Cinderella tales from both Latin America and Iran, yet rarely seen elsewhere. My guess is that the motif originated in the Middle East, was brought to Spain by the Arabs, and then traveled from Spain to Latin America.

*This is probably as good a time as any to discuss another recurring theme I've noticed. While around the world it varies whether the heroine's abusers are punished, forgiven, or neither, it seems that when they are punished, the worst punishment usually falls on the (step)sister(s), not the (step)mother. Just look at the Grimms' version: the stepmother is Aschenputtel's main antagonist, and she abuses her own daughters too by forcing them to cut off parts of their feet, yet in the end she goes unpunished, while her daughters' eyes are pecked out by birds. Yet even in versions where the (step)mother does get a punishment, the more brutal killing, maiming, or permanent disfigurement tends to be reserved for her daughter(s). Some versions try to justify it by portraying the sisters as abusing Cinderella more than their mother does, but most don't bother. In many versions, the simple "crime" of being Cinderella's rival is treated as if it were worse than being her chief abuser.

@ariel-seagull-wings, @adarkrainbow, @themousefromfantasyland

[br3adtoasty]

Juno Tauber

.・。.・゜✭・.・✫・゜・。. .・。.・゜✭・.・✫・

Japanese ジュノ・タウバー

Twisted From The Juniper Tree (Grimms’ Fairy Tales)

Gender Male (he/him)

Sexuality Bisexual

Age ???

Homeland Shaftlands

Family Melanie Tauber (Younger Sister)

School Year Third

Class 3B

Club Film Research Club

Best Subject Music

Dominant Hand Right

Favorite Food Apple

Least Favorite Food Black pudding

Dislike Busybodies

Hobby Messing with others

Talents Poetry

Unique Magic: ???

“Ah, ah, ah, getting a little too nosy, aren't we?”

.・。.・゜✭・.・✫・゜・。. .・。.・゜✭・.・✫・

From a glance, many are given the impression of a graceful and regal noble from Juno. But with his snow white skin, cloudy eyes, giant crimson wings, and face sporting an ever-present eerie smile, it’s easy to find oneself intimidated by him.

For those who knows him personally though, they say he is as distasteful as the rumors claim him to be. Snide comments and generally unpleasant to talk to, every word he speaks are said with the intent to incite discord. People tend to believe he does this purely for his own entertainment. No one knows much about his past nor is there anyone eager to ask. For whenever the question is brought up, he would immediately brush it off. It’s a real wonder why such a rude person was placed in Pomefiore.

Another worrying facet to his already worrying personality is his obsession with gruesome topics, especially macabre pieces of writing. In fact, there is one such work that Juno has written himself. One that he frequently and proudly quotes—

“My mother, she killed me, My father, he ate me, My sister Marlene, Gathered all my bones, Tied them in a silken scarf, Laid them beneath the juniper tree, Tweet, tweet, what a beautiful bird am I!”

Some would give the red haired man concerning looks whenever he recites those lines. But it’s merely just a poem. There’s no real meaning behind them… right?

[theboarsbride]

Faerie Book Recommendations🧚✨📚

So reading Sarah J Maas and her very, very shitty interpretation and (under)utilization of fae lore is inspiring me to create a personal list of books I've read that I feel like have like... ACTUAL faeries and folklore in them (not the normal-looking-hot-folks-with-pointy-ears-and-MAYBE-wings brand of faerie SJM popularized), and are actually worth your time

And if you've any books, stories, comics, etc. that you'd want to add to this list, feel free to add them in the comments, reblogs, tags, or my DMs!!

House of Hollow by Krystal Sutherland

Very eerie fairytale vibes that center on the aftermath of the disappearance, and even more mysterious return, of three sisters when one of them goes missing again almost 10 years later. And also the writing is legit just B E A U T I F U L!!!

Emily Wilde's Encyclopedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett

This is chock-full of classical faeries and folklore, and almost reads like a textbook about them since this is about a woman, the titular Emily Wilde, traveling to a Scandinavian country to complete her own encyclopedia about the fair-folk. It also features some lowkey cottagecore vibes and an academic rivals-to-lovers romance!

Gilded (Gilded #1) by Marissa Meyer

A retelling of Rumpelstiltskin that reads like its own dark Grimm's fairytale, and it's as eerie and grim as a YA fantasy novel can get. It also centers on themes of telling stories and folktales since the main character, Serilda, is infamous for spinning wild tales - which is what leads to her encounter with the famed, and feared, Earlking (who, as a villain, is so sinister and creepy - and utterly FAE!). Personally, this book wasn't really my cup of tea and I'm unsure if I'll read the sequel, Cursed, however it still has some classic fae vibes that SJM's work lacks, so it deserves a place on this list!

The Changeling by Victor LaValle

I'm using the term 'faerie' very loosely here, as the idea of changelings (and trolls), for me, is more of a narrative device to help us look into grief in fatherhood. But there is still a very strange, vaguely Pans Labyrinth-esque urban fantasy vibe playing in the background throughout!

Slewfoot: A Tale of Bewitchery by Brom

Not necessarily FAERIES but more of mischievous and distrustful woodland folk - and also forest gods. Very heavily steeped in early colonial America era folk horror vibes... if you love media like Robert Eggers' The VVitch then you will ADORE this book! Also Brom's accompanying artwork is so, so beautiful! This is honestly such a perfect fall-time read once Halloween season rolls around.

Legendborn Cycle series by Tracy Deonn

Ok no faeries but... mixes classic Arthurian legends with southern Black beliefs while also telling an epic urban fantasy story centering on themes of grief, trauma, and prejudice. So no fae, but LOTS of great urban fantasy vibes (which I mean... if you're looking for more series to put on your shelf instead of Harry Potter......) Just... Please... just... this series... it's so GOOD!! IDK what else to add that hasn't been said about this series!

Direwood by Catherine Yu

Once again, not necessarily faeries in this book but instead vampires that have a very fae-like quality about them! (as well as blood-hungry butterflies and caterpillars hee-hee) The story as a whole feels like a whimsical fever dream that is STEEPED in tasty Gothic vibes! It sort of has the feeling of being in a late '90s/early '00s Goth music video.

Like Falling Stars by Avalon Roselin (@roselin-books-official)

A story about a girl who's forgotten her past and comes to develop a sweet friendship with a brooding ice faerie prince, and is brimming with so many cozy fantasy vibes!! Also all the fae characters in this novel are so colorful and lively, and they're all very heavily tied to elements and the seasons. Also ALSO!! The main relationship focuses primarily on platonic love as opposed to romantic, and is just as endearing! A perfect cozy winter/fall-time read.

Netvor: A Retelling of Beauty and the Beast by @rosesnwater

Both a completed novel and an in-progress webcomic available to read on Tapas and Webtoons. Again, another story where major themes center on storytelling and fairytales, but also recovering from trauma and grief! There are so, so many classic faerie vibes, and even featuring pinnacle figures from classic fae lore like the Goblin Market, and it manages to feel equal parts nostalgic and unique in its use of faerie lore!

Dandies in Danger podcast by @dandiesindanger

A table-top RPG podcast instead of a novel! It features four queer men that are dragged into a world of fae and horror, all while set against the backdrop of Regency era London. It starts as a VERY eerie fae mystery (featuring figures like Titania and Oberon), but it slowly becomes a dark, horror historical-fantasy, and it's great! Also art by the podcast's creators is so good!

So these are the recs I have to offer for now!! As always, feel free to add more recommendations!!!💛

[fairytale-poll]

ROUND 1B, MATCH 16 OUT OF 16!

*Though I am referring to her as Popelka, her original name in Czech, she is also often referred to as Aschenbrödel, her German name. Additionally, Three Wishes for Cinderella is the English title (with an alternate localized title being Three Gifts for Cinderella). The original Czech title, Tři oříšky pro Popelku, and the German title Drei Haselnüsse für Aschenbrödel both are translated as Three Hazelnuts for Cinderella. All names and titles have been tagged. Any local Czech or German speakers feel free to correct me for any mistakes! :)

Propaganda Under the Cut:

Danielle:

This is, imo, the single best retelling of Cinderella out there. She has a great character, her relationship with the prince grows organically rather than happening in a single night, and the scene with the bandits is top tier

The story is told as a historical romance instead of anything supernatural happening. Drew Barrymore is a cute Cinderella, Anjelica Houston is an incredible stepmother, and she's also really nasty to one of the stepsisters too, who ends up taking Danielle (Cinderella)'s side. Also Leonardo da Vinci is hanging around painting a portrait of Danielle at one point.

The Drew Barrymore Cinderella is fantastic. It’s got real history mixed with beautiful whimsy! I absolutely love the butterfly wings and how she spoke up for her step mother and sister at the end (and that they were still punished). I feel like I need to go watch it now.

she’s funny and smart and she’s resourceful (also her outfits are historically accurate!)

Popelka:

She has so much personality. She's funny, smart, kind, has a lot of spunk, and she really does things instead of just waiting for miracles to occur. Also, she's a great rider and has a deadly aim with bow and arrow.

She finds three hazelnuts that grant her wishes by giving the clothes to do what she wants. Beautiful dresses. The prince puts a ring on her finger while she’s in her huntsman’s outfit.

I don't know how it's faring in modern day Czechia, but here in Germany, Drei Haselnüsse für Aschenbrödel is still THE (non-Disney) Cinderella adaptation and a yearly rewatch for many, despite literally turning fifty this year. It's just so fairytale and also just... good? And she hangs out in the woods and shoots with a crossbow and saves deer and gives the prince riddles and then the music aaa the music!! I guess this isn't just a submission of this version of the character but this version of the story. For those who don't know: This adaptation is based on a Czech author's retelling of the Grimm version of the story, the film was a co-production of Czechoslovakia and East Germany and it slaps so hard it gets played at least 10 times (usually more) on public german television in and around December every single year. This is not an exaggeration, you can look it up, they even make a special, official info graphic with all the air dates every year that people can (and do!) share on social media. In Germany, the main event of Christmas is the 24th, Christmas eve, and on that day they play it at least 4 times (often more) at different times of the day on different public channels (ALL of which any German with a hooked up tv has access to) so anyone who wants to watch it gets a chance to. And Aschenbrödel herself in the movie STILL holds up as a (within reasonable expectations) feminist character, she's skilled, she's smart, she's witty, she and the prince actually talk and they like each other for their personalities, like... yes, there's a couple of flaws with the movie that time has pointed out, but mostly small, background things or things you simply cannot expect a movie from 1973 to get right. It's SO well made and just plain charming, it has truly stood the test of time and I would be devastated if it weren't included. It's also my mum's favourite movie (she's from East Germany and was born in 1969 so she's had regular access to it basically all her conscious life) so we would actually usually watch it multiple times each year and even record it (first on VHS, later again on DVD) so we could rewatch it any time and yet, I literally never got tired of it. It's just good & magical & I love it. Even my brother, who usually didn't care for fairytale movies at all and would much rather play video games in his room, would come down and sit with us to watch this one, THAT'S how good and magical this movie is.

And if all that hasn't convinced you yet but you speak German, here it is on YouTube, go watch it:

[Link]

(I won't provide a Czech link since I can't vouch for any of them as I don't speak czech)

Anyway, dear tournament runner: Have a pic of Aschenbrödel, in my favourite of her magically provided outfits, for the poll:

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She is the Cinderella of like eastern central Europe and the Story is a little different (she's no. 1 girlboss, beats the prince in a shooting contest and instead of a fairy she has 3 magic hazelnuts/ a magic owl)

[arsonistmoth]

Because @grollow keeps bullying mE. Here are 2 old pieces of art- Its Reed Nightshade and Atlas! The nightmare moff family everyone seems to love featured in grollow’s fic Red Sky! Reed is your local Seer and trombonist/general musician. He loves causing chaos and being an absolute little shit when it suits him. He’s fiercely loyal, kind beneath all that sass and sarcasm, and loves his family above all else. though he is not above shoving a tennis ball into the bell of his trombone to shoot at grimm- Nightshade Is the troupe’s Tattoo artist and specializes in many a fine skill from piercings, magic imbued tattoos, and sigils. She’s a lot like reed in that she’s a chaotic hooligan with a heart of gold. though she also has the sharpest wit and will sass you to the ends of the earth. She loves her family to bits and would stab a bitch for them. especially her sister Alula Atlas....Atlas is a grouch. He’s stubborn, cynical, rough around the edges and 100% ass to the hole. but he cares in his own way and will move heaven and earth for those he loves. pun intended ;3c. (nightshade does have both wings one is just not pictured here for the sake of atlas being seen lmao)

[bluegekk0]

Not me imagining the beans(Lewk, Milo and Asta) are balls of energy! I bet they have their calm moments, but I can't get over how cute it is to see them jumping up and down with their arms in the air demanding upies! 🥺

Anyway, Question; How difficult was it to raise the kiddos? I bet Grimm and Wyrm had their hands full! 🤭 Hehehe!

Lewk is definitely very energetic, he can't sit still and wants to be involved in everything his family and other Dirtmouth residents do. He's at the age where he can run and jump around, and even glide a little bit with his wings, so he gives the family a lot of headaches, even if he's generally a very sweet kid. Since Hornet is probably the most agile in the family, it's usually her job to tire him out so that he can fall asleep. Lewk enjoys playfighting a lot, and because Asta and Milo are still young, he has to be gentle with them. But Hornet? She's older and stronger, so she's a worthy opponent. Grimm also often takes that responsibility, I like to imagine he playfights with Lewk similarly to how you'd do so with a cat - with just one hand, since it's so big compared to the cat. I love the mental image of Lewk grabbing and biting Grimm's hand and forearm in a playful manner. Once he gets tired enough, he sleeps like a little baby for the rest of the day, but the next morning it starts all over again.

Like I mentioned, Asta and Milo are still very young. They can walk around, even trot on all fours for short distances, but they mostly stay in their little blanket nest and sleep. Asta is the more curious and energetic one of the two, she's also physically much stronger, so keeping an eye on her is important since she will inevitably crawl out of the nest and try to follow someone outside. She'll playfight with Lewk occasionally, though due to their size and strength difference there are times where Lewk goes a bit too far and accidentally hurts her, which is a sign that Asta's playtime is over. But that doesn't stop her from initiating the "fights", usually by biting Lewk's tail.

Milo is weak and a bit sickly, he spends a lot more time curled up in the nest and sleeping while cuddling a stuffed toy. He is very curious of the world around him, but unlike Asta, he's comfortable just watching everyone from the safety of his warm blankets. He can't keep up with his sister, and especially with Lewk, so they have to slow down for his sake whenever he joins them in playing. But generally he much prefers to stay away from playfighting, and if Grimm or FPK are in the room, he will "meow" at them until they pick him up and cuddle him. He's very close to both of them, and they give him a lot of attention since they're always worried about his well-being. He's definitely a mama's boy type.

Grimm and FPK have their hands full, you're absolutely right, and they did so especially with Lewk since he was their first child together (and Grimm's first child ever). There was a lot they had to figure out, and Lewk's seemingly limitless amounts of energy didn't help. They both experienced plenty of moments of panic when they saw him climb the furniture and try to jump off and fly, especially FPK who's very paranoid in general (Grimm is as well but he's much better at hiding it). But they couldn't be happier about raising him, so it's not a surprise that Grimm suggested having another kid not even a full year later.

They couldn't have predicted that they'd have twins this time around, and two kids means double the responsibility. Luckily they were already far more experienced at that point, so it came to them a lot more easily. Milo definitely made them very worried, he took his time to hatch from the egg and they were scared that perhaps he didn't make it, but eventually they welcomed him to the world. Of course, with his sickly nature they still had to keep a very close eye on him, the first few weeks after hatching are a very important period so they made sure he was getting enough rest, food and care. Asta was a lot stronger, though they gave her just as much attention to make sure she was growing healthy as well.

I mentioned it before, but I have no plans of aging the kids anytime soon. I like the ages they're at currently, they add much needed variety to the family. Lewk is about a year and a half old, and he just started going to school (yeah I'm 100% going with the idea that Quirrel runs a little school for the Dirtmouth children in the town, it's cute and gives him something to do in the AU, since I decided to keep him alive haha). Asta and Milo are roughly two months old, they opened their eyes a while ago and can now say a few words, but are still very much tiny babies that need a lot of care.

At some point I do want to draw some kind of chart showing the growth rate for the kids, but generally I imagine they grow rather quickly in the first year, and then gradually slow down. And since both of their parents are immortal, they eventually stop aging at a certain point, just like Hornet and Holly did. But for now they're still babies, and I want to keep them that way.

[lunatriense]

Between @scipiosmith's Yang ask and a post I saw a few days ago, it's got me thinking. The post in question brought up how Yang doesn't really fit in with the rest of Team RWBY: Ruby is a fated anti-Grimm warrior whose kind have been hunted nearly to extinction, Weiss is the heiress to the largest company in the world who wants to change her family's reputation and undo the damage her father has done, Blake is the former 'terrorist' princess of the faunus who's been fighting for their rights since she was a child (largely against said company), but Yang is just… Yang. She's just Ruby's sister, who's trying to find her mother. Everyone else has something big and important going on, but the closest Yang has to that is that her mother is a bandit queen… except Raven doesn't care about her so that doesn't mean anything.

Contrast this with JNPR. Jaune is a cheat who doesn't even know what aura is, Nora and Ren are orphans from a small town… but Pyrrha is an international celebrity, a 4-time tournament winner who has never lost a fight, with a major sponsorship deal, someone who Weiss – who's part of the very highest level of society from another country — knows all about, and who latches onto anyone who doesn't immediately recognise her name and face.

I think you know where I'm going with this. What if we swapped the odd ones out? What if, rather than teams RWBY and JNPR, we had teams RNBW and JRNY? How would it change things?

Well, here's a few ways it might.

Schneekos (hey, I'm still me lol). Alternatively, Pyrruby and Monochrome would work really well in this.

Ozpin selects Yang to be the new Fall Maiden. She lacks direction but she's got a good heart, and she's strong; this will give her purpose. Moreover, a Maiden will need to hide away, and where better to hide than with Tai, his old agent? No one will give a second thought to Yang returning home, and should she need to be anywhere, a trip with her uncle would hardly be strange.

Yang isn't totally sure how she feels about this, mostly because of the risk of losing herself. Trying not to let anything on, she talks to Ruby. Who else? These are the stories she use to read to her! But she's not such a cool big sister anymore; Ruby is stretching her wings, she has her own friends… she doesn't need Yang the same way now. But if Yang can be one of the figures from the stories, she'll always be the cool big sister, right? Ruby is super excited of course, given that her idea of hunters and heroes is still straight out of those stories, and she inadvertently encourages Yang to accept.

Hot-tempered as ever, when the Beacon attack happens and Cinder kills Amber, Yang is right on her heels. Unlike Pyrrha, she's at close to full aura, but also unlike Pyrrha, she depends on getting hit as part of her fighting style. Things end more or less the same, only this time Ruby is arriving just in time to see her sister die.

Ruby is the one to get the major grief arc in Mistral (but we don't leave out the others, because it would be ridiculous for them not to grieve their lost friend). She doesn't have just one training video, she has lots of pictures and videos from over the years, and the others will frequently catch her looking at them and crying as they're travelling. She takes to wearing Yang's gauntlets (if Cinder melted them, perhaps an older pair that no longer fit Yang but would fit Ruby) and, slowly but surely over the course of several seasons, learns to fight with them like Yang did — never as well necessarily since they aren't her primary weapon, but with the same style.

Pyrrha is faced with many of her fans suddenly turning on her, believing she murdered Penny and caused Beacon's downfall. Her mother is furious with her for 'throwing away the life they'd worked so hard to build'. She has to come to terms with herself beyond her persona and reputation, and ultimately decide to truly take control of her own destiny.

At some point after reuniting, Ruby snaps at Pyrrha (probably when the latter is trying to comfort her or something), not just because of Penny but Yang too. Why was Yang the one that had to do all that? Pyrrha's the champion, she should've been the one to do it! Fighting people is what she does!!

Ruby is the one who's especially angry that Ozpin kept his secrets from them, because her sister died for it. Qrow's anger also fits in better since Yang was his niece.

Weiss takes Yang's place in the Adam fight. She has to confront firsthand what the SDC does, driving her (more) to do something about it when the group returns to Atlas.

Given Ruby's ire toward Ozpin, she doesn't keep his secrets from Ironwood, who is now able to immediately begin altering his plans to account for new information.

With Weiss fired up from what she saw in Adam, she takes a much larger and more active role in opposing her father, publicly denouncing the SDC's practices and revealing what she's seen. Although she has no proof and thus can't bring criminal charges against him, her efforts draw the attention of the Happy Huntresses, the workers of Mantle, and Dr. Watts. The former groups quickly become allies, while Watts begins targeting her, thus leading the team into their initial villain for the arc.

I could keep going, but I'm drifting far enough out that it's less changes and more a totally different story from there. Which could of course happen earlier too! Or less could change, or different things!

What I find really interesting, however, is that by making that one little change — by switching Yang and Pyrrha's positions but still having Ozpin pick 'the B team ace' — so many things suddenly fall into place so well. So many things that were, to a greater or lesser degree, askew, no longer are. Everything just smoothes out so much and makes more sense, and the only thing so far that doesn't click into place is bb (which imo needs a lot of work anyway, so yeah).

[yuratheicequeenn]

• How The Obey Me Brothers Meet Paimon From Genshin Impact •

Lucifer ❤

When he met Paimon, he was absolutely shocked and confused, he's never seen a child floating before, he was examining her to see if she was a human or not

"U-umm... what are you doing with Paimon...?" "My apologies, i am just looking if you are a human or not"

He was wrong.

Paimon's not a human, she's a fairy

He was even more confused, if she is a fairy, aren't fairies supposed to be very tiny like a fly? and have wings?

Paimon's body had the size of a child and she can float without wings

He later understands when Paimon explained to him

But after that, he thought of her as a cute little girl

Whenever Paimon is angry, he just smiles and pat her head, it's just too cute, ecspecially when she stomps on the mid air when she's floating, he can't help but treat her like a child, because she IS one

She's a Luke 2.0

He teases her calling her "Emergency Food" and also other names that annoy her just like he teases Luke calling him a chihuahua

But overall, he treats her like a daughter

Number 1 dad

He also treats her with her favorite food whenever she is in her "Paimonial Wrath"

"My daughter" Lucifer smiled "Hmph... Paimon's still not forgiving you for calling me emergency food!" Paimon replied crossing her arms with a cute pout on her face, but she received alot of pats and food from her new father :)

He's also kinda annoyed whenever she gives him an ugly nickname

"Ugh...! you deserve an ugly nickname for that! ohh~! Paimon knows! from now on you'll be known as "Diavolo Simp"!"

...What did she just call him...?

Satan and Belphie are dying right now, that nickname was perfect, she is now part of "The Anti-Lucifer League" satan and Paimon are siblings now, since Lucifer is Satan's father, and Paimon is adopted by Lucifer, they are both now siblings.

They also hate their father

Now they pull pranks on him, they all hide in Belphie in the attic

Belphie cast 666 spells and curses near the door where lucifer will come in

Mammon 💛

OK OK HE'S LOSING MORE OF HIS NON-EXISTEN BRAIN CELLS

HE'S NEVER SEEN A FLOATING CHILD

"What are ya?! a floating child?!" "HEY HOW DARE YOU MY NAME IS PAIMON"

Aaaannnddd they both start arguing

Though Yura calms both of them down

After that, he actually like her like his little sister

Ehem, he also helps her gamble

They are now besties

Their names end with a "Mon" "PaiMON" "MamMON"

Paimon likes mora, and mammon likes grimm

They also steal.

And they literally have white hair and are both dumb

Now Lucifer has to catch them

When he hears that Paimon hates the nickname "Emergency Food"

BOOM he oficially annoys her with it

He adores her adorableness

How is she floating btw???

"Oi! emergency food! how are ya floating?"

"OH MY ARCHON IT'S "PAIMON"!! and to answer you're question, i'm a fairy!"

Oh. Ok ok a fairy

Wait a FAIRY?!

He always thought fairies are supposed to be tiny as a bug and have wings to fly

He then later on understands when Paimon explains to him

Mammon and Paimon give each other ugly nicknames non-stop for a day

Her nickname for him was "Stupid Greedy Gambler"

She reminded him of Luke now

But he overall loves Paimon like a little sis

And she loves Mammon as her big brother

Leviathan 💙

Levi's surprisingly interested in her

She reminds him of an anime character

"Oh my diavolo!! you look like that one anime character from "I found out my brother's secret, then one day i traveled the multiverse to find out the truth: The Harmony Spirit"!

"...What...?"

He usually guides Paimon to his room and says all of his favorite anime, manga and video games and he explains every plot of it to her

Paimon is super sleepy when he keeps on talking and talking about his anime thing

She's also surprised he's never tired of talking about it

Sure she talks alot but talking that long and fast is very indimidating

Levi's nickname from Paimon is "Water Otaku" since Levi's room is like an aquarium and he is an otaku

Levi loves it.

She's like a little sister to him

Levi is dying whenever Paimon gives his brothers ugly nicknames IT'S TOO ACCURATE FOR SOME REASON HELP

"LMAOOO LUCIFER JUST GOT ROASTED BY HIS OWN DAUGHTER LOLL"

You better run Levi :)

Levi likes teaching her how to play a video game

When he found out about she is a fairy

HE IS SHOCKED AND AMAZED

A little fairy?! HOW COOL IS THAT?!

He was still surprised she is a fairy, but it didn't matter to him, she is so adorable for a normie ^^

Absolutely loves to hear how Paimon is a fairy when she doesn't look tiny or have wings

He'll usually dress Paimon up as Ruri-chan

Paimon gladly accepts

She also dresses up as other magical girls Levi watches

"Mew mew style, mew mew grace, mew mew power in you're face~!"

Yes. Levi watches "Tokyo Mew Mew/Mew Mew Power"

And "Sailor Moon" of course

Levi adores his little fairy sister

Satan 💚

Oh? what is this?

A floating child? interesting.

"Huh, a floating child, interesting" "H-hey! i have a name you know!"

He was a little surprised that her name is "Paimon" because the name is one of the kings of hell, and is loyal to Lucifer

Also double surprised she's a fairy and later understands when Paimon explains

He was first a little annoyed at her, not because of her name and the origin of it, but it was also because she keeps on talking about some dumb stuff, and her voice was.... intimidating...

But even though he is the avatar of wrath, he is patient with her

He once got to know Paimon and then they became siblings

Paimon and Satan are now making Lucifer suffer even more

He immediately knew she was a fairy, and he was fascinated that she her body was a size of a child and she can float without wings

He would like to learn more about her.

He simply enjoys reading Paimon story books

Paimon enjoys petting and playing with the cats that Satan has

He has a secret base where he is the king of cats (Where Lucifer doesn't know about ofc)

Satan has a cute friendship with his new little sister

Satan literally burst into laughter when Paimon gives lucifer an ugly nickname

When he found about the nickname for Paimon he immediately wouldn't stop using it, it was too funny and adorable

Annndddd her nickname for Satan was "Bookworm Cat"

He loved it.

Whenever Satan reads a story for Paimon she usually falls asleep on him

HIS HEART CAN'T TAKE HOW MUCH SHE IS SO CUTE

Will do anything for his little sister

Even that means killing them....

Asmodeus 💖

Oh my. What's a little cute floating child doing here?

"Uwahhh~! you are so cute!"

"Hehe thank you! Paimon appreciates it!"

Asmo will literally play dress up with her

She is just so cutee!!! 💖💖💖

Asmo and Paimon will literally post so many pictures for devilgram about him and Paimon

Asmo enjoys the ugly nicknames paimon gives to his brothers

His nickname was "Beauty Queen"

HE LOVES IT OMG

He was not expecting that she was a fairy, she looked like a floating child

He didn't care that she was floating before and he later understands how she doesn't look like other fairies like in the fairytales

Her hair was so cute and fluffy

Her unique choice of outfit

Her voice

Those squishy chubby baby cheeks

TOO CUTE WHAT

This child is giving him a heart attack rn

Asmo is usually the one hugging and golding her around just in case if she ever feels tired of floating

Asmo will get her nails painted

Her nails are pink, purple, white, dark blue and peach color

Now they both slay

"Aww~ you're just so cute my dear little sister Paimon~ but not as cute as me tho~"

Sigh

Annnddd he still says that

Paimon was done with his narcissist-ness, it was too much

She almost felt disgusted tbh

But she overall loves him as a beautiful big brother

He kinda reminds her as Xingqiu and Lisa a little

Asmo does her makeup sometimes, only a little tho

He knows she's still a child, so not that heavy make up

Just some lip gloss, light pink smooth blush and a little purple eye shadow

He loves his new sister!

Paimon is sometimes disgusted by Asmo's actions it makes her want to puke

I mean... can you blame him? he IS the avatar of lust so it's kinda common

But they are still wholesome besties

Squish those cheeks

Protect this baby fairy at all cost

Beelzebub 🧡

A child.

A floating child.

"You look like a cute floating marshmallow"

"NOOOO PLEASE"

Beel was actually the nicest person to share his food with Paimon

But he sometimes has to control himself because Paimon looks like a floating marshmallow

He sometimes nibbles her hair like it was marshmallow

But Paimon didn't mind it, it never bothered her actually

Beel is one of Paimon's favorite brother rn

Beel is so sweet to her

He will have to protect her from Lucifer whenever he is in his mad aura and i'm telling you, this baby is a material big brother

She reminds him of Luke

His nickname was "Food Lover"

He approves it :)

He loves his new little baby sister

A little bit shocked when he first met Paimon who was floating. He never met a child floating before

When he found out she was a fairy, he was shocked

"I thought fairies we're tiny and have wings?"

"...It's complicated but... paimon will tell you"

Beel understands.

Paimon loves food as much as beel does

She'll usually bring back food with Lumine and Aether from teyvat

When he tried it

HE LOVED IT INSTANTLY

Cute brother and sister moment

When he heard about her nickname

Ohhh boyy

He can't take it. He wants to eat her

But his brothers will stop him

He'll eventually apologize to Paimon if he ever tries to actually eat her :<

But Paimon is ok with it, even if she hates being called food, she can NEVER stay mad at Beel

He chokes on his food when Paimon calls his brothers ugly nicknames, he wasn't expecting that XD

Food babies

He enjoys her company ^^

Belphegor 💜

A human? a human child?

Wait no.... A FLOATING ONE?!

How is she floating?

Never thought he would see a child floating in mid air.

"Why are you floating...? are you a ghost or something?"

"What the- no! I'm Paimon!"

A little surprised she was a fairy.

At first he was a little hesitant, since she was too energetic and had a loud obnoxious voice

But of course, she's still a child after all

But he got used to her company

She's kinda cute

Belphie helps her sleep singing a lullaby while Beel pats her head

When she hears Paimon giving Lucifer ugly nicknames he laughs so hard

His nickname was "Sleepy Belphie"

He liked it, it was accurate

Whenever Belphie falls asleep, Paimon will get a blanket because she is worried that he might get cold

When Belphie wakes up, he feels warmth in his heart whenever Paimon does this

She was a pure soul

She deeply cares about him

And Belphie cares about her too

Will plan pranks on Lucifer 24/7

Cuddle Sibling Buddies 💕

PRANK BUDDIES

Brother and sister bonding ^^

If someone EVER tries to hurt Paimon, just know, they will be sleeping... forever :)

[kilfeur]

La perte d'un répère ( the loss of a landmark)

Ruby n'était pas la seule à avoir des conflits intérieures. Weiss ressent encore la perte d'Atlas et même l'appel de Klein montre que justement les réfugiés ne sont pas réceptifs à l'aide de la famille Schnee ce qui est assez compréhensible. On peut avoir aussi le ressenti de Weiss en sachant la mort de Jacques, montrant ses reproches envers lui car il les a abandonné bien avant la chute d'Atlas. Mais malgré tout, Atlas restait un repère et voir que sa chute a été provoqué par Ironwood, une personne qui avait prit sa grande soeur sous son aile et qui l'avait aidé dans le bal de charité dans le volume 4. Ça fait mal, c'est vrai ! Et elle n'a plus de maison errant en essayant de trouver une réponse. Au port, elle parle au Bruce, elle comprend comment est Gotham est pour lui. Du coup, elle lui pose à son tour la question est ce qu'on peut toujours appeler une maison si elle n'est plus là. Et qu'est ce qu'il y a après ? Qu'est ce qu'elle peut faire désormais ? On se souvient de sa tirade contre sa version jeune d'elle même. Et même si je pense que ça tient toujours, concrètement elle ne sait pas pour où commencer.

Weiss qui n'a justement pas de pouvoir contrairement aux autres, on pourrait croire que ce serait une cible facile. Mais malgré tout, elle arrive à s'adapter en utilisant ce qui l'entoure et comprend que la queue du scorpion grimm est un indice. D'ailleurs le fait qu'elle soit celle qui sauve les innocents lors de l'attaque du pont montre justement que même en tant que Schnee, la priorité sera toujours le peuple et non les intérêts de sa famille contrairement à Jacques. Même si Batman est plus en retrait dans ce film, j'ai bien aimé leurs interactions concernant la quête de réponses. Tout comme Weiss, il a eu des attentes de la part de ses parents mais après leurs morts. Il a essayé de trouver des réponses à ses questions pour comprendre ce qu'il est et ce qu'il doit faire ainsi que pour Gotham. J'aime bien comment cette scène fait aussi parallèle avec Ruby et Clark dans la salle d'entraînement.

Mais le fait que justement c'est Watts qui a causé tout ce bordel, mettant le désordre dans sa tête que ce soit dans le monde digital mais aussi celui de JL. Je peux comprendre qu'elle soit en rognes car Watts s'était allié à son père pour faire tomber l'un des dominos afin qu'Atlas tombe. Du coup elle soutient Ruby pour continuer sa mission mais Clark insiste sur le fait de se reposer car ils en ont besoin ! Lors de l'affrontement final, elle suit le plan bien qu'elle essaie d'atteindre Watts et malgré leur piège, elle voit sa maison bien que ce soit pas réel. On voit que ça la peine de revoir un pays fantôme or elle voit bien que sa famille sont les personnes qui l'entourent et a eu la chance de les trouver. D'ailleurs j'aime beaucoup la petite provocation lancé par Weiss envers Watts car il suit plus Salem désormais. Watts d'ailleurs parle de sa vision, disant que les Schnee n'en avait pas. Sauf qu'aucune de ses balles ne touchent ses cibles. Et le mettant à nu devant Kilgore pour qu'ils soient en conflit et ainsi les piéger dans le monde digital ce qui soulage Weiss.

Elle n'a peut être pas encore trouvé comment concrètement façonner son héritage. Mais elle continuera d'avancer car elle n'est plus seule désormais et son propre repère, son équipe, la suivra pour ce qu'elle compte entreprendre.

Ruby wasn't the only one with inner conflicts. Weiss still feels the loss of Atlas, and even Klein's call shows that the refugees are not receptive to the Schnee family's help, which is quite understandable. We can also see how Weiss feels about Jacques' death, reproaching him for abandoning them long before Atlas fell. But despite everything, Atlas was still a landmark, and to see that his downfall was brought about by Ironwood, a person who had taken his older sister under his wing and helped her with the charity ball in volume 4. It hurts, it really does! And she no longer has a home wandering around trying to find an answer. At the port, she talks to Bruce, she understands how Gotham is for him. So she in turn asks him the question: can you still call it home if it's no longer there? And what's next? What can she do now? We remember her tirade against her younger version of herself. And even if I think it still holds, she doesn't really know where to start.

Weiss has no powers of her own, unlike the others, so you'd think she'd be an easy target. But despite everything, she manages to adapt by using her surroundings and understands that the grimm scorpion's tail is a clue. Moreover, the fact that she's the one who saves the innocents during the bridge attack shows that even as Schnee, her priority will always be the people and not her family's interests, unlike Jacques. Although Batman takes a back seat in this film, I enjoyed their interactions as they searched for answers. Like Weiss, he had expectations of his parents, but after their deaths. He tried to find answers to his questions in order to understand what he is and what he must do, as well as for Gotham. I like how this scene also parallels Ruby and Clark in the training room.

But the fact that it was Watts who caused the whole mess, messing up her head in both the digital world and JL's world. I can understand why she's upset, because Watts had allied himself with her father to bring down one of the dominoes so that Atlas would fall. So she supports Ruby to continue her mission, but Clark insists they need to rest! In the final confrontation, she follows the plan even though she's trying to reach Watts, and despite their trap, she sees his house, even though it's not real. We can see that it pains her to see a ghost country again, but she can see that her family are the people around her, and she was lucky enough to find them. I also like Weiss's little provocation to Watts because he's no longer following Salem. Watts talks about his vision, saying that the Schnees didn't have any. Except that none of his bullets hit their targets. And exposing him to Kilgore so that they're in conflict and thus trapped in the digital world relieves Weiss.

She may not yet have figured out how to concretely shape her legacy. But she'll keep moving forward, because she's no longer alone, and her own landmark, her team, will follow her wherever she goes.

[n0vzz]

Another au design checked off yahoo ! This time it’s that Grimm design I showed like, one time 🧍

And the pre-banishment version !

some explanations behind the design choices under the read more cus I rambled on and on lol

Why is he ourple ? Simple explanation is that, this au’s Grimm variant (and radi when I eventually draw her design lol) is based on the celestial bodies (or ig, even more based on when it comes to radi as she’s kinda already based off light and the sun I’m pretty sure lol) and space itself ! Radi of course is based on the sun, while Grimm is based on the moon (I can’t remember when this idea first came to me as the pre-banishment design is a revamped version of a design I did for this idea like… a year or two ago ??).

Because of this idea of him being more based on the moon, his design was based on various animals associated with it, like the bat, owl, or moth for example (the first image’s wings are actually based on moth wings ! This is also why the below image has fluff near the eyes, as it was based on the fluff owl’s have by their beaks lol).

Why the four arms? Based on Grimm’s scuttle sprite when you get too close to him while he is shooting bats, and artworks showing him with said extra arms probably also based on said sprite!

The tail? Based on the grimmchild sprites… and cus I thought it’d be cool… 🧍(and fanart ofc of Grimm having a tail).

And the main reason behind the post-banishment look is that he lost his connection to the celestial plains after a nasty argument with his sister, that led to his form deteriorating. The wings being different is based on a idea I had that his wings got well, yoinked off to put it lightly lol, during this argument.

I won’t ramble on all that much besides this as I don’t feel like typing out more lol (and because things are still being worked on and tweaked, as the au is still in development !). But, from this point on I will try and post more about the au and stuff more often hopefully :]

Also a little bonus fact, Grimm has a different name is this au, being Illumination or Lummi for short. Thought be does still go by Grimm (though this is after his banishment).

anyways that’s enough rambling lol. Hopefully there isn’t too many errors in the text, as I didn’t proof read as much as I usually do? If there is I’m sorry ;-; /gen

[softbobamilktae]

Hello! Hi! I see that you are an avid book reader and I am here to kindly ask for book reccomendation reccommendation recommendations. I at long last have some time to return to the wonderful world of reading and I very much long to hold a book in my hands and get lost, but alas I cannot find one that piques my interest. You look to have good taste and I would love to hear your thoughts on this.

Yours sincerely,

Snurt

P.S. <3333333

P.P.S. Why is "recommendation" so hard to spell?

Hello friend! You don’t know how happy seeing this made me! 😆

Be warned this is going to be a long post because I read a lot of books last year that I loved…so…yeah…

I feel like I need more to work with than just “give me a book rec” butttt 🤔 I suppose we can make this work

I mostly read fantasy but I assume you knew that since you follow me 🤨👀

(Unless mentioned otherwise these are all trilogies or duologies)

If you like puzzle games I’d definitely recommend The Inheritance Games 😌 I thoroughly enjoyed that trilogy and it made my puzzle mind go brrrr

As for fantasy, I have quite a few to recommend

If you’re into classic fae (as in…darker stories I suppose) I’d recommend The Cruel Prince and These Hollow Vows. They both have deeply romantic undertones but they’re more heavily focused on the politics that the stories revolve around.

*The Cruel Prince also has two novellas that go with it and a sister duology about the main girl’s younger brother, so if you’re looking for a world to get immersed in and keep reading, I’d seriously recommend reading that entire world.

If you’re looking for more whimsical fantasy I’d recommend Caraval and Once Upon a Broken Heart. They’re sister series that are semi-connected and they both have very immersive fairytale vibes. These two are heavy on the romance aspect but they also have great plots that carry them!

If you’re into low fantasy where there’s a bit of magical element in the plot but it’s not overwhelming, I’d recommend Six of Crows and Defy the Night. Both of these books have amazing plots but they focus more heavily on the relationships between the characters and how they trauma they’ve experienced has shaped their personalities. Six of Crows is a lot heavier of a read, so if you’re looking for something lighter, start with Defy the Night.

If you’re looking for fantasy that’s just a bit fun, I’d go with Assistant to the Villain. This book was very silly and fun while also dealing with serious topics. It was, however, to my dismay, a trilogy with only one book out…so…be warned.

If you’re into dragons and war colleges I’d recommend Fourth Wing, but keep in mind that this one has smut and lots of swearing. Despite the fact that this is one of my favorite books, I give this recommendation very loosely because of the content in it.

As for standalones, I have a few great recs:

- The Forgetting

A sci-fi (?) mystery about a city where everyone loses their memory every 12 years. Lovely characters and great plot.

- The Half-Life of Love

Absolute tragedy of a story that you know will end awfully from the start but you read it anyways and then sob your eyes out.

- Greymist Fair

A paranormal Brothers Grimm-esque collection of related stories. The town of Greymist Fair is very enchanting, and the way the stories all tie together is so much fun.

- The Stars We Steal

This was sci-fi and I read it in 2020 so honestly who knows what happened in it but I remember really enjoying it 🤷🏻‍♀️

If you want to see everything I read last year and my reviews of it all, you can go to my 2023 reading recap

I also have a short list of sappy modern romance novels if you’d like, so send me another ask if you want those too! This post is too long already 😆

P.S. I think recommendation is so hard to spell because it sounds like it should have multiple double letters…hence why I say “recs”.

P.P.S I love the way you type. Very eloquent and lovely use of words.

[princesssarisa]

Characters ask: 12 dancing princesses

Favorite thing about them: The beautiful, romantic imagery of all the princesses venturing into a magical subterranean land where the trees are made of silver, gold, and diamonds, and then dancing through the night with mysterious handsome princes. I like the imagery better than the story itself.

Least favorite thing about them: That they let all the princes who try to discover their secret be beheaded. It's no wonder that retellings tend to omit this part and just have the failed princes either sent away in disgrace or imprisoned instead.

Three things I have in common with them:

*I like parties and music.

*I tend to be a freedom-seeker.

*I'm in no hurry to marry.

Three things I don't have in common with them:

*I'm not a very good dancer.

*I would never let even one man be beheaded just so I could attend secret parties, let alone many men.

*I don't have any sisters, let alone eleven.

Favorite line:

From the Faerie Tale Theatre version, these quotes from the eldest princess Jeanetta:

"I have no patience for hearts and flowers and young men who brag about this victory and that. There's more to life than romance."

“The man of my dreams is a prince among men.”

brOTP: Each other.

OTP: Well, I hope the eldest sister will be happy in her marriage to the soldier, and I hope the others eventually find the right princes.

nOTP: Their father.

Random headcanon: For the Faerie Tale Theatre version, where all the characters are more sympathetic than in the Grimms' tale, I like @ariel-seagull-wings' headcanon that the princesses' parents were Cinderella and her Prince, now King. The eldest princess looks especially like their mother – since in this version she's played by Lesley Ann Warren, the 1965 Rodgers and Hammerstein Cinderella – and they've all inherited her love of ballroom dancing. But since Cinderella died, her grieving husband has become overprotective of his daughters, leading to the plot.

Unpopular opinion: I don't mind the fact that this tale is so rarely adapted, because it's not a particular favorite of mine, mainly because the ending falls flat. We never learn who the mysterious dancing princes were; there's just a vague statement at the end implying that they're under a curse, and that it's extended as their punishment for having danced with the princesses, but with no explanation of who cursed them or how they suffer from it. The princesses never redeem themselves for having caused so many men's deaths – at least in other stories with similar plot points, like Turandot, the princess has a transformative "learning to love" moment which is missing here. The eldest princess is married to the soldier as his reward, with no choice for her and no sense of romance, and this is portrayed as a happy ending, even though she and her sisters were willing to kill him rather than be forced to marry him.

So far, every adaptation I've seen has been an improvement, IMHO. First and foremost by removing the "every man who fails to learn the princesses' secret is beheaded" plot point, secondly by giving the soldier an actual romance arc with the eldest princess, and thirdly by changing the ending or at least giving it more depth. My introduction to the story was the anime Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics, where the princes turn out to be disguised demons luring the princesses to their doom, and the soldier fights them off and helps the princesses escape, earning the eldest princess's love by doing so. That twist might be melodramatic, but at least it gives the story a proper climax and emotional payoff. Then there's the Faerie Tale Theatre version, where the princes are dream figures created by the princesses in a magic ritual, and where the princesses' nightly outings are sympathetic, because their overprotective father needs to learn to let them grow up, go dancing, and meet young men in their own world. That's a good alternative too. (I don't have anything to say about the Barbie version because I've never seen it.) Basically, I think it's a story with great potential, but which needs adaptation expansion.

Song I associate with them: None.

Favorite picture of them:

This illustration by Elenore Abbott:

This illustration by Kay Nielsen:

These illustrations by Erroll Le Cain:

This illustration by P.J. Lynch:

These illustrations by Ruth Sanderson:

These illustrations by Kinuko Craft:

[grollow]

If I may ask, why exactly do you dislike the ship between grimm and pk? Of course I'm just curious and I don't mean to be nosey.

🦐 raw shimp for u

To Pale Nightmare shippers reading this: I am given to understand that listing a ship name in the body of a post can and does make it show up in the main tag, which is… unfortunate, as I do not want this there. Understand that I didn't tag this, out of respect, and I am so sorry for the following rant potentially showing up on your dashes. I respect your right to ship whatever you want, and I do not want to sound like I am pushing my views on anyone.

I will further disclaim this response with: Shipping discourse is not something I want to be involved in. I fully, 100% do not want to get into a debate about who's ship is and isn't right. As far as I am concerned, if you tag it correctly, it's none of my business.

Sorry for all the disclaimers, I just know that it's very easy to offend people when you talk about the things they love in a negative light. I am sure you are just curious, anon, but this is Tumblr, and this hellsite loves to read bad faith in things.

So without further adieu -- why Ashe does not like Pale Nightmare.

The first thing you should know is my headcanons for the Pale King. They consist of: This man did every single thing in his power to stave off his kingdom's death. He created the stasis, the whole vessel plan disaster, everything, to prolong the life of Hallownest.

The second thing you should know is my headcanon for Grimm: He represents the death of kingdoms (this is canon) and the natural order of things transitioning from one experience to another. The end of a life, to fuel the existence of the next one.

And the third thing you should know is: I read the "dear Wyrm" as dripping in sarcasm. The first part of Grimm's dialogue referring to PK actively calls him a worm. This to me is not the kind of dialogue that suggests someone who likes the person they are speaking of. Pale Nightmare to me doesn't work for the simple belief that Grimm actively represents everything that the Pale King has spent his entire regency fighting to prevent. Here is a man who did everything to try and stop the death of his kingdom, and there is the living embodiment reminding him that he will never fully succeed, of death on scarlet wings.

At base level, it is my belief that Grimm would just be a bad reminder to the Pale King. Perhaps they'd respect one another as contemporaries, and in different scenarios, maybe even be cordial. But romantic? I cannot see it. I cannot see them even being really friends.

And some of that ties in to the fact that Grimm is very much a representative of death and the natural order. The Pale King literally is trying to prevent what Grimm needs to survive (the death of kingdoms and the flames that come with it). Even if you ignore my separate headcanons, this is fact per canon. So if you add in that I also headcanon Grimm as being firmly of the opinion that death is natural and running from it is to flee the inevitable, you have a recipe for: the Pale King represents a lot of things Grimm himself looks down on.

Some other headcanon elements that tie into this problem I have is:

Grimm as I write him is the Radiance's brother. Even if he doesn't like his sister, the fact that the Pale King took over her territory probably doesn't exactly Spark Joy for him.

I CANNOT see Grimm approving of the vessel plan. Especially since he himself uses vessels for his rebirth. I cannot see him EVER approving of sacrificing one's own children in a gambit. He may understand the reasoning, but it is not a choice that he himself would ever make, and I do not think it is a choice that he could get past.

Conversely, I cannot see the Pale King looking at Grimm and ever trusting him - because he IS Radi's brother, as I see him, and the situation with Radi is Complicated

I also headcanon wyrms as being territorial and this is a Rival God in Your Territory (Do Not Like)

It is my firm belief that the Pale King's greatest fear is being reminded of/being shown his failure, and Grimm is a double whammy of that.

So no. No part of me sees it as working without completely gutting one or both characters to make it fit. Believe me, I've tried. There's an author on Ao3 whose writing I absolutely adore, who I think is a brilliant storyteller, and who I wish I could get on board with their ship for -- because they themself seem wonderful -- but I just can't get past the "They Would Not Fucking Do That" aspect and it stings. :<