'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:

[Poll #1675870]

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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Anime geeks are most welcome here! BUT, I need classic fairy tale princesses for my fic--ones that most people would recognize in description. I think Snow White and Rapunzel are gonna make the cut. (Snow White is one of my FAVES, and Rapunzel is easily identified by her hair.)

I'm still disappointed no one else chose the princess from The Princess & The Pea. Perhaps I'm the only one who's read some really awesome re-tellings of the story? I mean, it's so full of subtext: why would a prince want a princess that delicate?

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Right from the top of my head, I can't remember how that one goes... c.c Perhaps I should find one of those retellings.

I'm glad my princesses are likely to win. :D

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The Princess & The Pea, in a nutshell:

A prince is looking for a "real princess" to marry. He invites them to his castle to spend the night. He piles their bed with cushions, feather matresses, and soft furs. The next morning, he asks them how they slept. They all say, "Oh, wonderfully! I slept like a dream!" and he knows they're not real princesses.

Finally, one night, a rain-drenched girl shows up requesting to spend the night, and claiming to be a princess. He offers her the comfy, overstuffed feather bed piled with comforts. The next morning he asks her how she slept, and she details a night of horrific slumber, tossing and turning, due to something hard in her bed, which she is sure has bruised her.

It was the pea he placed under all the layers of mattresses to test her. They marry.

Why would a prince want a princess who bruises so easily? There are some interesting re-tellings...