'Twas a Dark and Stormy night...

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So, I have signed up for dark_fest, and here are the prompts I'm going to write:

Any fairy tale, Prince Charming/any, all those tales where Prince Charming rescues the princess? All different pincesses; all the same prince.

The Hunger Games, Katniss/Peeta, Katniss refuses to have kids, Peeta really, really, wants one.

This is what I need your help with:

If you've read The Hunger Games, do you think they'd have birth control? What sort?

As for the first prompt, a POLL:

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Basically: campaign for your favorite princesses. I'm wondering which ones I should include. If you can make a case for why a non-traditional fairy tale princess should be included, I am all ears.

Also: I'm thinking of writing the fairy tale fic in verse. Is that a bad idea? :/


(Pardon me a moment while I pitch a fit. FLIPPING SNOW STORM! I was going to see the Decemberists tomorrow night, and now I'm not. The show has been POSTPONED. For when, you say? FOR WHEN? April 22nd. THE DAY I AM SEEING THE PIXIES. Mother F'er.)

Comments

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WRITE IT IN VERSE. I will stand agog and applaud if you do.

Have you ever heard of the tale of the twelve dancing princesses? I ask only because it is thematically related to your prompt. In my head, anyway.

Also I am terrified that you brought this up seconds after I started writing an alternate version of Little Red Riding Hood and am now pulling on my tinfoil hat.


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See, Little Red Riding hood is my favorite fairy tale. It's all about sex and danger, and there are nifty, sexy costumes involved! It's too bad she's not a princess.

I do know the "Twelve Dancing Princesses"! Though I'd be reluctant to include them in my story, as they're not so readily recognizable to the casual reader. What's the thematic link?

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IKR? Which is why I want to see what happens if LRRH runs off with the wolf instead :D

I wasn't suggesting you did - I remember a retelling which is also seriously unfamous (to the point where I can't even find it now) that had it so that the soldier blackmailed all twelve of them. And got away with it. It just kind of reminds me of the idea of a prince with a bunch of wives.

My brain is a strange place, really.

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Ooh, I hope I get to read your story once it's done...

No, I totally see the connection there! God, I love how twisted fairy tales are...