'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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I...have no idea! Was Pocahontas a princess? I haven't seen that one!

Yeah, I realize a lot of people are going by their favorite Disney princess! It didn't occur to me it would be so hard to separate the classic tales from the Disney versions.

In any case, I'm glad The Little Mermaid is winning. ;)

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Well, it's iffy. She's the chief's daughter, so I think she's usually counted? It's very whitewashing, I guess, but even in the movie they have the English calling her the 'princess' and such. You should watch it, though! I think it's definitely the most beautiful Disney movie.

But Little Mermaid! If she wins out, are you thinking the classic tale then, not the Disney?

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One of these days, I'll get around to that one... ;)

Yes, I plan to write about the princesses as they're portrayed in the classic tales. I'm pretty sure that's what the person who made the prompt wanted...she made a ton of them, and none of them seem to be Disney-specific. (I've seen, I think, most of the Disney movies, but not being a huge fan, I would have viewed most of them more than 20 years ago!)

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Brilliant. I don't know the classic tales as well as the Disney versions, but they're amaaaazing.