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❝ —– ah. little greengrass ! you’re as nice as your sister, i presume. ❞ and here’s spite, and here’s annoyance, and here’s sheer arrogance for the hell of it all. tall and straight, with that taunting face ; he’s a cupid soured : perhaps being unkind really is easier.
@artfulwandwork
fairy tale verse (name pending)
Every year in the peak of spring, Princess Daphne hosts a contest for her hand. By carriage or by ship, audiences come in droves to watch and cheer and bet on which suitor stands a chance at beating whatever games the princess has devised. The weeklong contest provides ample opportunity for merchants to sell their wares, artists to find patrons, and nobles to flaunt whichever fashions they hope will catch. Bards write ballads about the princess’s grace and the valorous but perpetually doomed efforts of the suitors to prove their worthiness in feats of strength, prowess, and wit. It helps that all the theatrics bring the kingdom shiploads in annual revenue. Though the tasks differ each year, the outcome is always the same: Princess Daphne stays single and the king rakes in the gold --- it’s a a win-win. This is the story of how a princess preserved her own autonomy and that of her younger sister, Princess Astoria.
Nika: I'm just real tired of pro-panda propaganda Gina: propandaganda Gina: propapanda Nika: dot tumblr dot com Gina: propandaganda or pro-panda-agenda Nika: pandagenda Gina: keep your pandagenda out of here Nika: this is why everyone gets nervous when the two of us are in one place at the same time Gina: because of our panda puns? Gina: our pundas? Gina: OUR PUNDAGENDA Nika: slow clap
let’s talk about how @artfulwandwork & i, separated by several miles, both decided to watch cinderella (2015) tonight.
Gina: your post about fairy tale daphne made me think about taming of the shrew parallels only minus the fucked up gaslighting to make katherine obey. Gina: just the fuckin snow white & rose red dynamic is what i picture in a medieval setting.
Nika : Plus it would be such a great way to retain autonomy "well father I WOULD marry...but who among them is worthy?" Gina: and astoria’s just going with the flow. Gina: 100% okay with her father not trying to marry her off before daphne. Gina: omg it’s like the medieval version of how daphne’s presence shields her in their canon verse. Nika: IT REALLY IS Nika: Because you know it's a clever maneuver to protect herself and her sister and keep as much control over it as she can, whilst also being a point of bragging like "my daughter is so clever she can XYZ" which hikes up intrigue all that much Gina: yesss exactly Gina: daphne finding ways to maintain her agency and preserve it for astoria as long as possible until astoria can find ways to do it herself.
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❣: Describe a way that will earn affection (whether platonic or romantic) from them
treat her sister with true kindness and respect. don’t simply humour Astoria or show her deference for her pedigree. listen closely to what she’s saying, take the time to think on it, and give her the time and space to verbalize (or not) without being patronizing or impatient. Daphne knows the difference, and she WILL notice.
astoria, this will not make me love you more
@artfulwandwork
new blog, new dash. first thing i see still gina being ship trash.
