Bernard as Rapunzel, except it's his own parents locking him up in a tower and not even letting him to come out because his hair has magical healing properties. (they're forcing him to pull an elsa 😔)
His chameleon is this fugly looking cat
Tim is a random, high-class guy from another kingdom, and he thinks the tower in the Dowd's kingdom is very interesting-looking, but doesn't get too much time to actually see it, so he sneaks away from home after a bad argument with his father.
Tim climbs up the tower as a dare from Dick (who he meets on his way to the Dowd's palace) (or whichever bat you want it to be), and he then proceeds to get knocked the fuck out with the back of a frying pan.
Bernard tells Tim that he'll let the other go only if he's allowed to see the outside world, and Tim is highkey mesmerised by the other.
He's like "Yessir" and then for the next few months, basically scales the entire tower during a time that he and Bernard agreed on and Tim gave the other info and shi, and in return Bernard let Tim hang around. Tim falls in love with Bernard and the stupid cat.
then yada yada yada some issues raise between two kingdoms and the tower isn't safe anymore, Tim gets hurt while they're getting out, Bernard heals Tim with his magic hair, and assumes that from now on, Tim would only be by his side for his hair (however Bernard doesn't voice out this confusion to Tim, even though Tim's like 😍 around Bernard most of the time).
Then as the war dies down, Bernard begins to hate his royal leniage and Tim suggests they run away together, Bernard agrees and they stay in some cottage or some place.
Mother Gothal, in this case, is basically Bernard's keeper (mostly 'cause I think Mr and Mrs Dowd aren't the best parents and probably relied on a keeper to keep Bernard all locked up and shi due to his powers, both for the Dowds and for that keeper). But the Dowds don't know that the keeper actually is like 300+ years old, and she/he had been working in this kingdom only because of the possibility of said magical flower of healing and shi.
So then the keeper finds where Tim and Bernard are somehow and surrounds the cottage they're staying at with other guards.
The keeper tries to manipulate Bernard into thinking that Tim literally only wants to be around Bernard for the powers of his hair.
Except, the manipulation doesn't work how the keeper expects because Bernard was already insecure about it, so after finally being tired of having his powers be the sole reason people were pursuing him, he turns the situation around and threatens to cut off his own hair.
(what's tim doing during this time? Idk, we can hold him hostage or have him be ambushed while he's returning with water from a nearby creek or whatever ur imagination can cook up, whether you want it whumpy or whatever)
Then finally Bernard chops at his hair, the keeper dies, and Bernard realises that his hair had kept her alive. He is absolutely mortified after accidentally killing the one person who had actually raised him, despite them only doing it for the sake of his magic.
idgaf how it ends but if it's a good ending, somehow the fugly cat comes in clutch and saves the day lol (jkjk... unless?)