① Sleeping Beauty: Fallen into a deep, magical sleep, the only thing that can wake you is true love's kiss!
② The Little Mermaid: Oh no! The witch has stolen your voice! Use sign language, write a sign, get your love to kiss you or else get stuck in the ocean again.
③ Tarzan: He's a wild man! Will you teach him the ways of the world, and maybe the ways of love while you're at it?
④ Beauty and the Beast: The prince has been transformed into a beast by a spell, the only way for it to be broken is for someone to fall in love with him. Who will be the one to break through to him and break the spell?
⑤ Cinderella: They met at the ball and really hit it off, but when the clock struck midnight, that mysterious lover ran off! All that's left is a glass slipper, time to start knocking on doors...
⑥ Frog Prince(ss): Will you kiss that frog and turn them into your true love?
⑦ Rapunzel: Locked in a tower, will love ever come rescue you?
⑧ Aladdin: Can someone who grew up on the mean streets capture the heart of royalty?
⑨ Swan Princess: Swan in the daylight, human at night, can love conquer all and find a way to break the curse?
⑩ Open: Do any fairy tale you want or combine options to make your own. :)
Rules: ❦ POST with your character, canon and prefs in the subject line. ❦ COMMENT to other threads and pick a number. (Or let RNG pick.) ❦ THREAD out the scenarios! ❦ Have FUN.
[There's no one that really defines "street urchin" Like the McDonald boy. Fresh from the country trying to make it in the city. The thing is, the biggest and best thing about the city is the book shop.
He loves the book shop. Except that the owner doesn't like him in there. And he never has any money to take anything home. So sometimes...the books go missing.
They're always returned. Like today. That copy there? the dusty red thing with a few smudge marks on it? That was just returned.
Here is a lanky young man with hair hanging in his eyes looking for something new to read]
[the bookshop is almost a holy place to belle. from the moment she enters, she's nothing but awe and reverence, flipping through pages and fingers running over spines with the utmost respect to the words inside. she gives the older, "damaged" ones more care than the others. the respect-your-elders adage applies to books as well, apparently. the smudged one that he snuck back in? it's in her lap now, as she sits in the chair by the window.
her father doesn't like her coming here. neither does gaston, and he tries to chaperone her until she manages to slip away. a princess has duties, they tell her, but she's grown and there are no more lessons, no balls in the middle of the day, and even if she's desperate to escape him, she has a suitor. duties can wait.]
[Oh. Oh! New books. Lindsey is completely oblivious to the young woman - but not to the store proprietor.]
You! You're the one always stealing my books! Out! Out! -
[Lindsey protests as the proprietor backs him toward the door. At some point in the conversation, he mentions "Returning books" and points...to where the smudged book had been]
I swear I brought it back...
[More yelling. Dirty thief, street rat. Get out. Lindsey looks pained.] ...I'm sorry already!
[This argument is making a lot of noise, and possibly drawing a lot of attention from other shop patrons]
[the commotion jolts belle from her reading reverie and her attention is drawn toward it immediately. eyebrows drawn together and with a prominent frown, she rises from her chair and heads over in that direction, peeking over shelves to get a better look. it's not violent, just yelling - and names, and there's nothing in the boy's hands and she's sure he hasn't stolen, and:]
What's going on?
[she steps out from behind the shelf, straight-backed, staring the owner down.]
[belle hadn't anticipated being caught in the crossfire. Finger marking her place, she closes the book and holds it up, pointing at the cover - and then back to the front counter. she shakes her head.]
I found it up there. I just assumed it hadn't been shelved - if you want me to put it back, then I will.
[he's gone in a flash and belle is back behind one of the shelves, standing on tiptoe to peer over it at him, expression slowly turning into a scowl.]
Wait -
[she lets out a sigh before handing her book back to the owner and taking off after him, surprisingly quick. belle catches up to him easily, but she's out of breath when she reaches out to grab his arm and stop him.]
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bakerstreet2013-02-06 03:17 pm
Aladdin of sorts?
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He loves the book shop. Except that the owner doesn't like him in there. And he never has any money to take anything home. So sometimes...the books go missing.
They're always returned. Like today. That copy there? the dusty red thing with a few smudge marks on it? That was just returned.
Here is a lanky young man with hair hanging in his eyes looking for something new to read]
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her father doesn't like her coming here. neither does gaston, and he tries to chaperone her until she manages to slip away. a princess has duties, they tell her, but she's grown and there are no more lessons, no balls in the middle of the day, and even if she's desperate to escape him, she has a suitor. duties can wait.]
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You! You're the one always stealing my books! Out! Out! -
[Lindsey protests as the proprietor backs him toward the door. At some point in the conversation, he mentions "Returning books" and points...to where the smudged book had been]
I swear I brought it back...
[More yelling. Dirty thief, street rat. Get out. Lindsey looks pained.] ...I'm sorry already!
[This argument is making a lot of noise, and possibly drawing a lot of attention from other shop patrons]
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What's going on?
[she steps out from behind the shelf, straight-backed, staring the owner down.]
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He's a dirty rotten thief! Coming in and borrowing my books when good customers like you are willing to pay for them! I'm calling the constable!
[Lindsey is standing there sullenly. The only thing keeping him from running - the man who has positioned himself to block the door.]
Look at that book - [he points at hers] That cover! That's mud!
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[belle hadn't anticipated being caught in the crossfire. Finger marking her place, she closes the book and holds it up, pointing at the cover - and then back to the front counter. she shakes her head.]
I found it up there. I just assumed it hadn't been shelved - if you want me to put it back, then I will.
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[The younger man shoots her a look - unreadable - before he nods] better keep better track of your inventory old man.
[He turns...and Lindsey snatches one of the other books near the door and runs. The old man too busy griping to see.]
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Wait -
[she lets out a sigh before handing her book back to the owner and taking off after him, surprisingly quick. belle catches up to him easily, but she's out of breath when she reaches out to grab his arm and stop him.]
What are you doing?!