Subverted Fairy Tale Tropes
Animal Sidekicks, Fairy Godmother ➛ The love story between two animals, aided by humans who give them all these tools—because it’s a wildlife rescue
Accidentally using/activating a magical item ➛ Desperately trying to get a magical item to work, but having no idea how to (bonus points if they accidentally grabbed the wrong one and the real thing is like a foot away)
Fairest of them all ➛ Protagonist is considered highly unattractive (no “glow up” sequence included)
“If I can’t have you, no one can.” ➛ “I need to make sure I could never end up accidentally marrying you, so my villain motivation is finding you a spouse.”
Knight in shining armor ➛ Knight stumbling, covered in mud, falling over himself. He is doing his best.
Old beggar test ➛ A magical creature pretends to be a rich asshole to see if the protagonist is a pushover
Prince Charming ➛ Prince Awkward
Prophecy & Quest ➛ These people need to navigate fully normal domestic life and somehow that is harder than any fight
True Love’s Kiss ➛ Curse of sleep is broken by an angry slap
[Prompt Calender: February 26th, National Tell A Fairy Tale Day]
