Fairest of them all

I can’t believe I spent my whole life without grass!! And flowers!! Have you ever smelled a flower? Because I totally have now!!!

I mean, um. The park was fun today. Whatever.

I’m glad you had so much fun! What about your first time swinging? The swings always frightened me when I was little, but papa would always help me to not be afraid.

Oh! I just remembered. I have something for you. Close your eyes...

#c: rapunzel

Green, teal, um, grey, an' yellow, I think?

Oh Bambi you are so sweet! I think you’re very cute as well, and—oh wait, what’s the yellow one? Yellow is one of my favorite colors but I don’t think I understand...

Nevermind, I’ll just ask Grumpy!

#theprinceoftheforest

The Little Lights | Punzie & Snow

“You’re going to love it, I promise.” Lord, she hoped so. She hoped it was going to be everything the ever dreamed of. She hoped nothing would go wrong. She hoped…well, she just hoped she wouldn’t regret this.

Rapunzel walked over to the window and carefully threaded her hair through the hook before letting Snow slide gently down to the bottom. That was one of the things she liked best about Snow—one of the reasons she knew right away that she was a good person—she never tugged on Rapunzel’s hair. Unlike…well she wasn’t going to think about that right now.

She looked over the edge as Snow called out to her from below. She was waving and smiling like everything was fine—and maybe it was. Maybe she really was just making a big deal out of nothing. But from up here it certainly looked like a looooong way down. Rapunzel felt her heart drop into her stomach as she grasped the end of her hair. She glanced at Pascal, who had perched himself on her shoulder. “We can do this, can’t we? This is—” she gulped “This is nothing.” The look he gave her said he didn’t believe her for a second, but she chose to ignore him.

Instead, she took a deep breath, screwed her eyes shut, and jumped.

Suddenly, Snow White was surrounded by a circle of gold. Rapunzel’s hair was everywhere (as it always was), and it just seemed to keep falling and falling down from the tower. She chuckled to herself a little as she imagined what her friends would do if they saw it. Alice would insist on making flower crowns all afternoon for her, and she could picture Giselle and Aurora attempting to braid it all. Minnie and Daisy would probably try to find out what sort of shampoo she used.

Her heart swelled as she took in what Rapunzel had just done. Angering your mother, Snow had learned, could be an extraordinarily dangerous thing. Many believed Snow to be naive or downright dumb, and while she admitted that there were many things she didn’t know about the world, there were some things she did know. And Rapunzel’s hesitation was not her being silly, or overreacting. Her mother was sure to be furious if she ever found out, and there was no telling what her punishment might be. But Snow stepped over her hair, careful but determined, and decided that whatever happened Rapunzel would never have to run through the darkest reaches of the forest, scared for her own life.

“Rapunzel?” she said softly. Her voice held a smooth, melodic quality. “You can open your eyes now. It’s safe.”

Reblog and see if you get a color.

PURPLE: We near never speak, but I do enjoy your presence on my dashboard.

FUCHSIA: I wish I could become your best friend through the internet.

GREY: You leave me with jumbled words.

RED: I'm in love with you.

PINK: I have a crush on you.

TURQUOISE: You're hot.

CHARTREUSE: I sincerely wish you would notice me.

TEAL: We have quite a lot in common.

BLUE: You are my Tumblr crush.

ORANGE: I dislike your page.

YELLOW: PLEASE FUCK ME.

WHITE: PLEASE MARRY ME.

GREEN: I find you cute.

BLACK: I would date you.

teal, green!

......Oh Alice, that is so kind! It’s always so wonderful to have friends who know exactly how to cheer you up.

#mad-miss-alice

“Oh, it’s you!” Snow pulled the other person close into a hug. “How are you doing dear? Why, I just had a dream about you last night. And I have a friend who says that if you believe very hard, dreams can come true one day! And oh, it was so wonderful.”

savageisjustaword

John was a little taken back by the hug, although he did know the girl, it had slipped his mind in that brief moment who he really was right now. He awkwardly pat her back, not sure if he should say who he really is, or leave it to Wendy who was probably giggling behind them. “I’m… Great! Thanks —” Suddenly she started to talk about dreams, and how she dreamt of seeing Wendy… “Really? Wow, that’s… interesting. What was this dream about?”

a-wendy-bird

Wendy had watched with increasing amusement as Snow went up to John and greeted him as though he were her. She was very touched that Snow seemed so happy to see her, but could not help letting a few giggles slip past the hand she had clapped to her mouth.

Deciding to rescue John, who had something of a bewildered look on his face, Wendy stepped forward. “Snow, you might not believe this, but I’m Wendy. That’s John you’ve just hugged. We, er… ran into a bit of a magical mishap. Switched bodies, to be exact, temporarily! But I’m ever so happy to see you again!”

When John —no, Wendy, explained what had happened, Snow blinked once. Then a second time. Then she took a step back from John, tucking her hair behind her ear. “Oh! John Smith, is it really you?” she said a little shyly. “My you’re looking so pretty today!” she clamped her hand over her mouth, suppressing her giggles as she hugged Wendy.

“It’s so strange, you being this much taller than me,” she said as she hugged Wendy. “Are you both alright? I’m sure you’ll be able to fix the spell soon.”

“Oh but Wendy,” she placed her hands on Wendy’s broad shoulders. “In my dream you were going on so many wonderful adventures off on some island! Isn’t that what you’d talk about?”

#c: john #c: wendy

#mwwstarter

The Little Lights | Punzie & Snow

Rapunzel reluctantly brought her face up to meet Snow’s and for a moment she was struck by the genuine care and concern in her eyes. When she thought about it, this was the first time in their entire friendship that Snow had ever asked Rapunzel to do anything, and she realized just how foreign that was to her. Snow White had always been so generous and kind to her, not like her mother. But no, she wouldn’t let herself think that way. Mother was always good to her, wasn’t she? Sure, she was gone for long periods of time but, well, she always came back, right? And that was okay.

And if that was okay for Mother, well, why couldn’t it be okay for Rapunzel as well? She was strong, wasn’t she? And smart. And—she would have Snow with her! And Snow would never let them do anything dangerous or scary. In fact, the more Snow spoke, the more Rapunzel found herself realizing just how much she trusted her friend.

But what if Mother came home early and found her missing? What if she got hurt while she was out? What if she was kidnapped? What if somebody tried to take her hair? There were just too many things that could go wrong. She couldn’t risk it, could she? Not with all the what-ifs. As she opened her mouth to tell Snow just that, she found herself blurting out something else entirely.

“Let’s do it.”

Snow let out a little squeal and threw her arms around Rapunzel. “You’re going to love it, I promise,” she whispered in her ear. And then she moved quickly, gathering up her basket filled with goodies (but not before she left a little note beside the pie, an extra recipe for apple pie in case Rapunzel was interested), and tying her cape around her neck. Then she walked back towards the windowsill and patted Pascal’s head.

“Did you hear that Pascal?” she giggled. “We’re going outside! Oh, but me first,” she said, holding onto Rapunzel’s hair and carefully stepping off the ledge. She almost seemed to float down, and she calmly watched the trees: first the tree tops, then what felt like miles and miles of trunk, until...

Her feet found the bottom (her shoes had holes in them, and although Doc insisted they’d find money for new ones Snow insisted she didn’t mind. It was springtime, after all) and she smiled at the way the grass tickled her feet. The sun was bright in the sky but not too hot, and there was a gentle breeze in the air. Perfect for Rapunzel’s first experience of the outdoors.

“Rapunzel, everything’s safe!” she called. “Come down, it feels so lovely down here!”

The Little Lights | Punzie & Snow

Snow had been showing Rapunzel how to make gooseberry pies (apparently hers were world-renowned; she didn’t doubt it) when she had decided to take a break just to stare out the window. It made Rapunzel a little nervous, if she was being honest. She wasn’t sure exactly when Mother would be returning and she didn’t want her to come home to see someone that was obviously not her daughter hanging out of the tower window. Still, she understood the allure. She had spent her entire life staring out that window, wondering what was beyond her tower.

The feeling hadn’t lessened, even with people like Snow and Thumper and even Kovu giving her a taste of what was out there. Their stories just didn’t seem to be enough anymore, and every day she found herself growing more and more restless. She wanted to feel grass between her toes and the wind in her hair, climb a tree, smell a flower— go to a supermarket! She wanted to do it all and she didn’t think she could wait anymore. She also for the life of her did not understand what a wishing well was and at this point was too embarrassed to ask.

When she heard Snow’s words, she almost dropped the pie in her hands. This was it, wasn’t it? This was her chance. She had been waiting and waiting all this time and now the opportunity was sitting right in front of her. She should be happy, right? Excited? But… “Oh, um…I don’t know, Snow. I, it’s, it’s kind of…short notice, isn’t it? A-and my mother…”

Snow carefully took the pie from Rapunzel and set it down. It had taken only one try for her to get it right, but Snow wasn’t surprised. Rapunzel was unique that way; it must have been her lifetime being tucked away that made her good at so many things. The baking, knitting, sewing, candle making... She could chart the stars and paint beautiful pictures of far off places, using only her imagination. And, to Snow’s delight, she knew exactly how to get tough stains out of white shirts. She can do anything, Snow thought. Even leave her tower.

“We don’t have to go far. Just a walk perhaps around the tower, and if you’d like to explore we can,” she smiled, smoothing her hands on her gray dress. She hesitated for a moment, thinking of all the times Rapunzel had mentioned her mother. Snow had noticed that there were so many rules Rapunzel had to follow, and of course leaving the tower was unspeakable. But inviting people into the tower had once been unspeakable, hadn’t it? And here Snow was on one of her routine trips to see her.

“We’ll be back before your mother gets home, if that’s what you want,” she smiled. She whistled a quick three note melody and waited. Suddenly, a tiny blue bird fluttered inside the tower and landed lightly on her finger. “I could ask my friend here to be a lookout. He’ll tell us when your mother is coming. Oh please Rapunzel, let’s go if only for a minute!”

The Little Lights | Punzie & Snow

The view from the tower was spectacular. Snow White leaned her head out of the window, rested her chin in her hands. It wasn’t like looking out into the gray, busy city with Quasimodo; everything was green, so wonderfully green, and if she squinted she was sure she could see a castle in the distance, although she wasn’t sure who it belongs too.

“It’s gorgeous,” she sighed, and she looked down at Rapunzel’s little green friend Pascal. “Is she always so skittish?” she giggled, and Pascal shrugged and turned a lovely shade of orange. She turned around clapped her hands together.

“Rapunzel? Oh Rapunzel,” she said, stepping over books and chessboards and paint jars. “You have to let me take you to the festival tonight. The weather’s warmer now and the fairies will be out dancing all over the forest. Everyone will be there, and they’d love to meet you. Please, the lights are the prettiest I’ve ever seen!”