Ink Stained Legacy

Next Generation AU of Ever After High. Includes heartbreak, drama, family issues, and ANGST!!

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Ink Stained Legacy Masterpost

“May those who accept their fate be granted Happiness, may those who defy their fate be granted Glory.”

~Princess Tutu

I am @fayflutter or @crookedmadcrown if you follow my EAH blog or FallenFairy20 if you are on Ao3. For years, I tried to write and rewrite my Ever After High Next Generation: A Legacy Stained in Ink (or for looong time fans A Class of Future Tales).

Only I got busy with life and found myself struggling to find the motivation to continue. As I look back, my greatest regret is not finishing this series....

SO LET'S CHANGE THAT!! 2026 REBOOT, BABY!!

This is where I will be posting updates, worldbuilding, character related info, polls, and other content yet to come.

Shout out to @agoraphcbja and his @sillverandgold AU. Many of these ideas are inspired by Silver and Gold-verse (please go read the fanfic/follow it, it's so good!) so don't be surprised if you see some familiar concepts.

Now on to the Q&A!

Q: What is An Ink Stained Legacy?

AISL is a Ever After High Next Generation Bad End AU where we ask the question: What if Raven signed the Storybook of Legends on Legacy Day? How is Raven affected by this decision? How are Apple, Maddie, and the rest of the cast affected by this choice? And how does it affect the next generation?

Q: Do I need to read the older fics to understand this one?

Nope, you do not need to read the previous fics or know any of the characters as it is a 2026 reboot of the series.

Q: How much of this follows canon?

It branches off during Legacy Day and will feature worldbuilding outside what we consider canon (such as laws, true love matches, how children for certain destinies are selected, and more).

Q: Will any of the Ever After High characters show up?

Yes, as this will feature their children and about the choices they made during their time at EAH AND after when they are adults.

Q: Are we able to send asks?

YES!! Send me asks, fanart, general vibes, let me know your thoughts!

Q: When will the first chapter be posted?

SOOON! I'm aiming for mid May on Ao3.

More to be added.

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INK STAINED LEGACY CH 2 IS NOW UP ON AO3 AND WATTPAD!!

Ink Stained Legacy - Talons and Claws

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Demure Charming

"Everyone seems to know where their destiny will take them, what's so wrong with seeking out mine?"

The second born daughter of the White royal family, Demure Charming is anything but demure.

With her mother putting all of her love onto her sister, Ambrosia, and her father absent and frequently away from home, Demure was often left in the care of others as a child. She was never satisfied with the answers her tutors or nannies gave her, how she was expected to act, her role as a princess charming, and the constant uncertainty around her destiny. If destiny was so clear, then why was she left in the dark? Why did she even need to learn to be a damsel if that might not even be her destiny? Why did everyone assume having to be rescued was her destiny, not something more heroic? Why did she have to be a girl at all? No one liked when she asked those kinds of questions. This created a tomboyish princess who rides horses and sword fights better than any prince and is proud of it. Demure is stubborn, bold and defiant. She holds the traits of the Charming Clan to heart; to fight evil, stand against injustice, and protect the innocent. Though she may have taken this oath a bit too seriously, getting into fights all throughout Spellmentary all the way to Ever After High.

With Legacy Day approaching, many including her family expect her to finally settle down and act more princessilke...but when Legacy Day finally comes, how will she react when a terrible truth comes to light?

Student Profile

Name: Demure Darlene White-Charming

Nicknames: D, Princess, Demi

Pronouns: She/her (cisgender) (later he/him, transgender)

Sexuality: Bisexual

Parents: Queen Apple "Snow" White and King Daring Charming

Sibling(s): Ambrosia White

Fairy Tale: Story Unknown (Snow White and the Seven Dwarves)

Destiny: Princess Charming (Snow White)

Love Interest: Unknown

Roommate: Lilypad Croakington

BFFAs: Lilypad Croakington, Marquis Swan, and Sage Breadhouse

Rivals/Enemies: Ambrosia White, Phoebe Peatunia, Elias Charming

Love Interest: Unknown

Skills: swordfighting, self defense, horseback riding, singing, animal communication, diplomacy, ballet, damsel rescuing

Favorite Class: Grimmnastics ("Either that or Advanced Ballet, it’s the one of the few classes I can actually do something useful,")

Least Favorite Class: Damsel in Distressing ("...do i need to say more?")

Pet: Artemis-a Doberman, her animal companion.

Braeburn, Cortland, Cosmic, Honeycrisp, Jonagold, Jazz, and Rome-the seven horses her father gifted her for her birthday. (one for each birthday he wasn't able to attend).

Other Info:

The first second born daughter of Apple White and Daring Charming. Older younger sister of Ambrosia White. Her cousin is Elias Charming.

Her mother switched her and her sister at birth, having been raised as the younger daughter...it's only a matter of time before the truth comes out.

Isn’t close with her family at all. Her mother puts all her love and attention on her sister and her father is always away on quests.

A stubborn trans prince who struggles with her gender identity. Living in the traditional (cough queerphobic and misogynic cough) White Kingdom keeps her from freely and truly finding herself.

She just likes to wear masculine clothing, felt much more comfortable with short hair, and enjoys doing the male roles in Advanced Ballet than the female ones. She just wants to be like prince charming, not to be a prince…right?

Prefers to be called D by her friends rather than Demure.

Originally only took ballet because her mom forced her to, but actually ended up enjoying it and met Marquis through the classes.

Briefly dated Sage Breadhouse in late middle school into their first year at Ever After High, but both of them realized they were better off as friends. They still remain close.

If Raven was the spark that fizzled out, Demure is the fuse that reignited the rebellion.

Demure is inspired by several characters: Utena from Revolutionary Girl Utena, Lady Oscar from The Rose of Versailles, and Princess Sapphire from The Princess Knight.

The one who started it all and one of my favorite characters to write. So I decided to change some things from my original post on her as a main character. Originally OG Demure was similar to Darling, then as I was rewriting her, I was worried she was TOO similar to Darling like she was just a copy. I struggled for forever on how to make Demure more unique. Until I thought...what if she didn't want to be like prince charming, she wanted to be one? Thanks to @agoraphcbja for helping me so much on figuring out Demure's character and his journey.

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INK STAINED LEGACY CH 1 IS NOW UP ON AO3 AND WATTPAD!!

ALSO HAPPY 13TH ANNIVERSARY EVER AFTER HIGH!!

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Ink Stained Legacy - A Charming Princess?

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Warning for the subject of injury, self harm, and death.

Continuing on from my the students taking on multiple destinies, becoming their parent isn’t the only fate that awaits them.

For some, they are signing their lives away, they will die as a result of their destiny.

Obviously we have Duchess who is trapped as a swan forever which could count as a death or one version where both Odette and the prince throw themselves off the cliffs.

Meshell Mermaid where in the Hans Christian Anderson version also throws herself off and turns to seafoam.

Sparrow Hood who is betrayed by letting someone draw too much blood and fires one last arrow out the window telling Little John to bury him where it lands.

King Arthur is also infamously betrayed and killed.

Ramona Wolf who has to endure not only stones placed in her stomach which is then stitched back up but also drowns in a well or river bc the weight of the stones is too much for her.

Ginger Breadhouse is burned alive in her own oven. (I know in the books her mother escaped out a secret hatch, but still trapped in an oven…).

I don’t need to explain Briar, she’s asleep for 100 years that might as well be a death sentence.

Not to mention the rest of the unnamed students who walk the halls.

And Apple wonders why Raven is being so selfish when half of their graduating class won’t be alive to attend the reunion.

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INK STAINED LEGACY PROLOGUE IS NOW UP ON AO3 AND WATTPAD!!

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Ink Stained Legacy - Prologue

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Me with the ISL AU in a Nutshell

Me: You get mommy issues! (points at Demure Charming)

Me: You get dead mommy issues! (points at Marquis Swan)

Me: You get ptsd! (points at Aster O'Hair)

Me: And you two...(points at Sage Breadhouse and Honey Lockes) actually you two are well adjusted, carry on.

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Me: (Accidentally gave Sage Breadhouse the wrong pronouns in a published chapter)

Me: (decides to roll with it and make her trans)...happy coming out day?

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Me in high school: What if I didn't make them better? (grinning evilly as I look upon the original Ever After cast)

Me in high school: What if I made them worse? (Frantically scribbles out a bad end au)

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My next gen ocs: So are we going to have a cute fantasy high school plot with a dash of teenage drama, mystery, and fairy tale hijinks?

Me: (Glances at my future plot lines) ….sure, totally.

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Me: (Realizes half of the og cast aren’t alive or given horrible fates in the future if they sign their destinies)

Me: But at least my favorite is safe! (hugs Madeline Hatter)

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Me: (frantically connecting yarn to a board like a conspiracy theorist) but what if the dwarves are second class citizens? Reduced to mere accessories to the ruling class and currently fighting for equal rights? And the twins from Sun, Moon, and Talia were the second Sleeping Beauty and the first Beauty of Beauty and the Beast? Are the stories that they honor that they swear are true to the original events, but actually have been twisted so much over generations that no one can truly recall what really happened? Does therapy exist in Ever After?! Is divorce even a thing? Is there propaganda about following your destiny? To keep the people in line and compliant? Are their history books even true or is it all fabricated lies to keep the status quo the same? IS EVER AFTER HIGH SECRETLY A YA DYSTOPIA??

Friend: It is a doll line-

Me: IT IS NOT JUST A DOLL LINE!! (Screeches in English Major)

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Wonderland~The Land of Wonders

What's there to say about Wonderland? Well, it's Wonderlandiful!

Wonderland is currently run by three queens; The Red Queen, the White Queen, and The Queen of Hearts. Divided up between them, the realm is ruled, though there are pieces of land that not even they dare touch.

The title of Queen does not have to be held specifically by a woman, a man can be a Queen, even a them or an it can be a Queen if it so wished. A Queen is a Queen no matter what form she/he/they/it may take.

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is one of the tales where a child lead encounters adult characters. This means Alistair would encounter Maddie's father, Kitty's mom, Lizzie's mother rather than him with Maddie, Kitty, and Lizzie. His child would meet them, but not him.

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland wasn't apart of the original storybook of legends when the first Grimms wrote in its pages.

The Wonderland Grove is the product of what happens when Wonderland magic leaks into Ever After. It was contained to that tiny small corner of the realm, but it forever changed the environment the magic now inhabits. Only few outside of the Wonderlanders know how to get there or even are aware of its existence.

Same with the Well of Wonder, it is chaotic and sporadic, never staying in one place for very long. It acts as a bridge between Ever After and Wonderland. Of course, you have to find it first which is no easy task unless you have a map.

One of the few who can easily travel through the realms without a well, is the White Rabbit which includes Bunny Blanc and her father.

The Queen of Hearts has a thousand and one rules that one must follow in her court and that amount changes like the wind and with the queen's temper.

While the present Queen of Hearts uses red paint on white roses, in the past there was one infamous queen who used the blood of those she executed to paint the roses red. Bloody Queen Marianne believed that it added a particular shine to the roses.

There's only one thing the Wonderlanders fear and that is the Jabberwock. A powerful terrifying beast with its foreboding presence and its breath of madness. The Jabberwock can rip open the fabric of reality itself, tearing into it with its claws. It can turn a sane man insane and insane man sane. And in Wonderland, what is worse than a sane person in a realm of nonsense?

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Release date for Ink Stained Legacy is getting closer! Here’s a sneak peak, the cover I’ll be using for Wattpad!

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Corona~Rapunzel’s Kingdom

(Yes, I know that’s the name of the kingdom in Tangled and this is not Disney but if they can rename it in Descendants to freaking Tangleton and that’s not even the WORST one, then I can have Corona for Ever After High!).

The kingdom of Corona is home to the Rapunzel story.

The Rapunzel story works differently from other stories. The story actually begins when the heir is born and is kidnapped soon after their birth. She remains trapped in a tower until a hero/prince rescues her and she are reunited with her family.

Essentially, Holly was unaware that she was Rapunzel until she was found by her prince and escaped her tower. She completed her destiny without fully knowing what it was. So Holly is signing for her daughter, not herself.

Corona is known for its beautiful towers, salons, and, of course, lantern festivals.

The rulers keep their long hair as devotion to their title and destiny. There is an exception when Corona is threatened or betrayed in some way, the ruler cut off her hair then send it to the enemy as a declaration of war.

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In your post about the Sleeping Beauty kingdom, your said the fairies of Moors became a new type of fairy, but what's the difference ?

So a very very long time ago before destiny dug itself deep into Ever After’s heart and sowed into the hearts of its people, the realm was a young, chaotic land. The tales were just starting to emerge and be born into reality.

The Fairies of the Moors were once rebel refugees who were fled from the original Fairyland by a tyrannical fairy queen (it was either that or be executed). The rebels made their home in the Moor and began to adapt to their new environment, creating a completely new species of fairy called Moor Fairies.

Their magic differs from regular fairies as they aren’t bound by the same rules and binds their cousins are (like fairy godmothers and their spells fading at midnight).

They kept to themselves and were a reclusive race, rarely showing themselves to humans, but like with any fairy, they HATE being slighted.

So when a mortal king refused to acknowledge their territory as their home and tried to take the land for his own kingdom? The moor fairies fought back.

Eventually their leader snuck the mortal courts during the christening of the young princess and cursed her to teach the king a lesson.

From that moment on, the narrative was changed, lies were whispered and a story was woven into being.

The Moor Fairies became the Dark Fairies and Princess Talia became Sleeping Beauty.

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The Darklands or The Evil Queen's Kingdom

The Evil Queen's Kingdom or the Darklands is a place shrouded in mystery and wickedness...at least on the surface. Despite its namesake and gothic aesthetic, the Darklands is actually a very pleasant place to live.

In truth, the Darklands holds one of the largest population of villain, minion, and creature residents (orcs, trolls, goblins, fairies etc) in all of Ever After. This is due to the fact that it is one of the few kingdoms in the realm that doesn't discriminate or show prejudice towards its own civilians.

This is because the Evil Queens of the past weren't "evil" rulers, they knew how to keep their people happy and satisfied. They knew how to run a kingdom, and they knew better not to drive it into the ground like some other kingdoms.

It's economy is also flourishing as opposed to Snow White's which is falling into a very sharp decline

When an Evil Queen is to produce an heir, it is usually with someone of no importance, but Raven's mother was the exception, not only staying with her Good King, but producing Raven with him. This created a ripple effect as no evil queen had ever stayed with their good king for long AND create a child with them.

Not even her closest friends or advisors know what happened to Queen Eris for her to go off script, perhaps it was the overwhelming pressure to be villainous, good intentions gone horribly wrong, or just pure insanity. But she paid the price; condemned to mirror prison for life.

In her absence, the Good King/Prince Consort Edward Goodwin took upon his role as royal regent. While his rulings didn't have the same affect as a Queen, he strives to be a good ruler for the people of the Darklands.

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The Kingdoms of Beaumont and Beauregard

Decided to explore the two Beauty Kingdoms: Beauregard (Sleeping Beauty) and Beaumont (Beauty and the Beast).

Beauregard-The Valley of Briars

It's the older kingdom with Sleeping Beauty originating first before Beauty and the Beast. It was originally ruled by Queen Talia Rose "Sleeping Beauty" Beauregard and later her older daughter, Aurora Rose Beauregard. The first version of the tale was called Sun, Moon, and Talia before it was changed to Sleeping Beauty 100 years later.

Beauregard is surrounded by mountains and woodlands.

When the Sleeping Beauty falls asleep, the entire kingdom goes under too.

One of its significant locations is the Moors, a smaller kingdom that was founded by colony of fairies who escaped the tyrannical rule of the fairy queen at the time. They vilified as "dark" fairies for betraying their kind, they leaned into the role so much they created a whole new magic type. The Dark Fairy is its leader, acting as the Moors' representation.

Hidden in the kingdom is the Fall Rose, a rose that was enchanted by the original 12 fairies as a gift to the first Sleeping Beauty. It is protected in the kingdom's highest and tallest tower surrounded by roses. Many have tried to take it for themselves but have failed.

Beaumont-The Beautiful Meadows

The kingdom and its story originated a generation after Sleeping Beauty. The first Beauty was actually the other younger twin from the story of Sun, Moon, and Talia: Princess Belle Beauregard.

Because she didn't have a role in Sleeping Beauty, Belle was able to escape the curse and make a home in a village with her father and younger sisters. She had no idea this would kickstart a brand new tale: Beauty and the Beast.

The once small village that was Belle's home has become the capital of the kingdom over the generations.

Many Charmings view the Beast destiny as a stain on the destined prince, giving the role a bad reputation for being beastly. Because of this, it created conflict between Briar's father and Rosabella's father.

Like its counterpart, the Fall Rose, Beaumont has the Spring Rose which is the same rose the first Enchantress gave to the first Beast who gifted it to his Beauty.

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The Glass Kingdom

Since people liked my Snow White kingdom post, I decided to continue with my Ever After world building this time with the Glass Kingdom or Cinderella's Kingdom!

Like with Snow White, Cinderella is one of the founding kingdoms and one of its societal pillars in the realm.

Unlike Snow White, the Glass Kingdom is doing much, much better under its ruling family's rule. The major contributing factor in this is because their ruler understands the hardships of their people, because Cinderella was once one of them.

The role of Cinderella is unique as it is not familial like many noble destinies, instead a commoner is chosen to fill the role. In the eyes of the Grimm at the time, Cinderella can't be a princess or a noble, it wouldn't true to the story. Instead she is chosen through a magical lottery. One lucky girl, one lucky destiny less will become Cinderella. Once the girl goes to the ball, dances with the prince and marries him, she is no longer Cinderella, but the queen of the kingdom. Other roles in other stories also go through a similar magic lottery, though Cinderella is one of the lottery's few royal destinies.

The role of the evil stepparent and stepsiblings can also vary such as an uncle/aunt and cousins or a stepfather and stepbrothers. As long as they fulfill the purpose of an abusive, cruel figure to the Cinderella, they are considered evil steps.

Stored deep and under guard in the castle is the original glass slippers, crafted from the first fairy godmother's magic. Also housed there is the Summer Rose, a flower that holds great power and was said to bloom during the first summer of Ever After's creation (aka its big bang).

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I’m about to make the Snow White Kingdom the most traditionalist kingdom in all of Ever After.

By traditionalist, I mean the most queerphobic, bigoted, misogynistic and the most unpleasant kingdom to live in if you’re not the 1% (especially if you are a troll, ogre, bad wolf, fay, hybrid, or anything other). Even the dwarves aren’t safe, a once proud race who took a chance on a lost princess now reduced to servants only addressed by demeaning nicknames.

The dwarves are on strike, the economy is in shambles, homelessness is at an all time high, and its people are starving. It’s starting to look similar to France before the French Revolution.

The only other place that comes even close to it is Charming County which yeaaah, it’s bad.

Funny enough, the kingdom was once a shining pillar of the realm, only now it’s a laughing stock. The only reason it hasn’t collapsed all together is because the Snow White legacy is holding it by a thread, a very, very thin thread. Yet it’s the Whites that are driving it further into the ground, each generation taking advantage of its wealth to try and grow even more influential.

Like remember when we met Apple’s mother, Snow White, in the Dragon Games special, and it showed her in a corporate company buliding? If she was living in luxury as the Queen of Ever After, then why in the world would she need a company for?

Unless she and the nobility were secretly hoarding all of the wealth and those riches were slowly draining away with each Snow White until the present day.

The people of Ever After may love Snow White, but they don’t respect her.

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Add salt to injury, what if it was the time for the Evil Queen's to rule (because they would rule for a short time before the tale happens), the folks are more "happy." Depending on the Queen in that era, it's either lawless (they can do whatever they want) or authoritarian (technically that just makes things worse so it does nothing). Also I think in some past generations, Evil Queens are dumber in comparison because education they're given.

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Oh yeah, I agree! Or the Evil Queen of that generation is actually good at ruling, but only evil in title. So when it comes time for them to rule their own kingdom, they actually have a better reputation politically than Snow White.

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Then the moment Snow White came into power there was a recession.

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Exaaactly, you get it @tansythevibrant

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I’m about to make the Snow White Kingdom the most traditionalist kingdom in all of Ever After.

By traditionalist, I mean the most queerphobic, bigoted, misogynistic and the most unpleasant kingdom to live in if you’re not the 1% (especially if you are a troll, ogre, bad wolf, fay, hybrid, or anything other). Even the dwarves aren’t safe, a once proud race who took a chance on a lost princess now reduced to servants only addressed by demeaning nicknames.

The dwarves are on strike, the economy is in shambles, homelessness is at an all time high, and its people are starving. It’s starting to look similar to France before the French Revolution.

The only other place that comes even close to it is Charming County which yeaaah, it’s bad.

Funny enough, the kingdom was once a shining pillar of the realm, only now it’s a laughing stock. The only reason it hasn’t collapsed all together is because the Snow White legacy is holding it by a thread, a very, very thin thread. Yet it’s the Whites that are driving it further into the ground, each generation taking advantage of its wealth to try and grow even more influential.

Like remember when we met Apple’s mother, Snow White, in the Dragon Games special, and it showed her in a corporate company buliding? If she was living in luxury as the Queen of Ever After, then why in the world would she need a company for?

Unless she and the nobility were secretly hoarding all of the wealth and those riches were slowly draining away with each Snow White until the present day.

The people of Ever After may love Snow White, but they don’t respect her.

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Add salt to injury, what if it was the time for the Evil Queen's to rule (because they would rule for a short time before the tale happens), the folks are more "happy." Depending on the Queen in that era, it's either lawless (they can do whatever they want) or authoritarian (technically that just makes things worse so it does nothing). Also I think in some past generations, Evil Queens are dumber in comparison because education they're given.

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Oh yeah, I agree! Or the Evil Queen of that generation is actually good at ruling, but only evil in title. So when it comes time for them to rule their own kingdom, they actually have a better reputation politically than Snow White.