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Dancing fics

In honor of International Dance Day, here’s a mini masterlist of my fics that feature dancing.

Transformation (Belle/Beast, rated E, dancing in chapters 2 and 7)

His hand on her waist tightened the tiniest bit; she liked how it engulfed her whole back. He stopped following any pattern of movements and just let them sway together, like flowers in a gentle breeze. She had no idea how long they spent that way, but when she felt herself about to float away, she finally spoke up to bring herself back to earth. “It’s your turn to teach me a minuet now.” “I don’t want to. I like your way of dancing better,” he gently rumbled from above her head.

Beauty and the Brute (Belle/Gaston, rated E, dancing in chapter 9)

Belle’s breath caught for a moment when Gaston moved one strong hand to her waist and pulled her closer to him, but before she could take a deep breath to steady herself, he was already sweeping her into the dance. She gave a small shriek at being moved so quickly and effortlessly, which turned into a gleeful laugh. The music flowed around them like a river sweeping them along. They threaded through the other dancers in looping, wild circles, light upon happy feet. The room was a blur of color and sound; Belle’s eyes were blind to everything but Gaston’s joyous-eyed face before her. She couldn’t tell if the music was getting faster or if it was just the feeling of her heart soaring. She lost herself in it, buoyant and carefree. She flung her head back and laughed, the sound of it ringing out like a bell, vibrant and gleaming. Gaston pulled her even closer and lifted her off her feet to sweep her in an arc around him, her yellow skirt billowing out like the radiant sun cutting its path across the sky. A little delighted squeal flew from her lips at every boisterous twirl and hop, and Gaston’s answering laughter filled her heart to the point of bursting.

Rose Brides (Beast/Belle, WIP!)

A bit of mischief glinted in his eyes as he smiled. “Alright. I always wanted to try this one,” he said, then tightened his hand on her waist and spun her off her feet to go twirling through the air around him. A bright, surprised laugh flew from her lips, her stomach fluttering even more wildly now, but in a very pleasing way, and she clutched tighter to him, leaving her pressed to his chest as he set her back on the floor. “Well done!” she laughed, melting into his hold as he took over leading their movements together. She had to crane her neck to look at him now, with how close she was pressed to him, but she could see that he was wearing an easy grin now, all of the stiffness and anxiety flown away. “And how about this?” He let go of her waist and lifted her hand, as if indicating she should spin out from him, but when she did, he kept a firm grip on her palm, so his arm twisted along with her. “Ow! Wait, that’s not right,” he said. Belle tried to drop his hand to fix it, at the same time that he held on tighter and tried to turn her back in the other direction, and instead she ended up bumping into his chest. They both burst into laughter. “I guess I got over-confident. That move’s too advanced for us,” Adam laughed. Belle moved back into his arms, close to his chest again. “That’s alright. I liked how we were dancing before. No fancy spins needed. Just this.” Adam’s face became serious. “I like just this too.”

It looks like I need to write a Pride and Prejudice fic with dancing in it one of these days!

#dancing #fanfic #beauty and the beast 1991 #batb fanfic #disney fanfiction #beauty and the brute #transformation fic #rose brides fic #my writing #my stuff

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Happy International Dance Day everyone! May you have the chance to dance as joyously as these cartoon dogs today.

#this was so joyous #i love that they used the dance mode song for this too #bluey #bluey the sign #dancing #international dance day #animation #gifs

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Happy International Dance Day

#international dance day #april 29 #dancing #brooklyn nine nine #parks and rec #the good place #chuck nbc #community #schitt's creek #ted lasso #encanto #bluey #mamma mia here we go again #guardians of the galaxy #animation #gifs

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ULTIMATE SHIPS CHALLENGE -[4/5] Domestic Scenes ↳ “Romantic epiphanies are dope.” “Thank you, Rosa. They are dope.”

#april 28 #dates #peraltiago #brooklyn nine nine #amy santiago #jake peralta #melissa fumero #andy samberg #gifs

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I get prince Adam,the concept of beast becoming human,a better version of himself,maybe still deal with his beastly habits but I guess that if you piss him off too much you’ll find yourself on a cracked wall and a concussion

I can only partially agree with this one. My personal headcanon is that after he becomes human, he will indeed still have a temper, but I don't believe he will be physically violent any more. I believe that's the point of him letting Gaston go, to show us that he's choosing to let violence go.

#prince adam #the beast #beauty and the beast 1991 #disney #film analysis

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"The candelabra, is not so much warm, as hot--he's fiery! So you bring the romance into that."

#really cool design for lumiere! #fanart #beauty and the beast #lumiere #disney

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Imagine beast or the prince having to deal with a distorted version of himself before the curse,basically a younger version of himself,dressed how he was before the curse,covered with roses and brambles,with horn ripping off his skin,bloody hands and basically does nothing but talk shit to him and regularly tells him to off himself,10 years in isolation as a monster can screw up your head. I turned a freaking Disney handsome prince that looks a Greek statue into a mentally unstable with identity issues,body dysmorphia,depression and probably dissociation

Sounds like it would be too much for me personally, but one thing I love about fanfiction is how many different directions authors can take the characters and how authors can explore whatever themes resonate with them personally. If it speaks to you, you should write it!

#fanfic #depression #suicide

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This is especially funny because most women did all have the same names back then (the top 5 names alone, Mary, Elizabeth, Ann, Sarah and Jane, covered 62% of all women!). The poor admiral would be lost among the diverse, deep sea of unique names nowadays!

Admiral Croft wishing that all women were named the same thing to make life simpler:

"...But first of all, you must tell me the name of the young lady I am going to talk about. That young lady, you know, that we have all been so concerned for. The Miss Musgrove, that all this has been happening to. Her Christian name: I always forget her Christian name."

Anne had been ashamed to appear to comprehend so soon as she really did; but now she could safely suggest the name of "Louisa."

"Ay, ay, Miss Louisa Musgrove, that is the name. I wish young ladies had not such a number of fine Christian names. I should never be out if they were all Sophys..."

#it is so cute that he wants everyone to be named the same as his beloved wife #admiral croft is a treasure #admiral croft #persuasion #jane austen #names

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my name is thorp and wen i sit uppon my gig were two can fitt i go reel fast yu wont beleive the spead i go i lik my sleeve

#john thorpe is 🎶 the wooorst 🎶 #but this poem is the best #john thorpe #northanger abbey #jane austen

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This one is my favorite, but I voted for the stage musical one!

Which version of this do you prefer?

#beauty and the beast #beauty and the beast 1991 #beauty and the beast: the broadway musical #disney #posters #polls

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Happy 30th Anniversary to Beauty and The Beast opening on Broadway

#susan egan my beloved #beauty and the beast: the broadway musical #disney #susan egan #terrence mann

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MISS CONGENIALITY (2000) dir. Donald Petrie

#april 25 #the perfect date #dates #gifs

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My latest post on Always Austen:

Mrs. Bennet's name is most likely Jane!

#names #jane austen #literary analysis #i will never name colonel fitzwilliam richard #and i will never name colonel brandon christopher #fight me

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A Court of Thorns and Roses Characters

Artist: @/eburnsillustrations

#i love how much personality each of these has #and yes i can see the actors that were used for references for some of these #so what? #artists use references #fanart #acotar

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Yeah beauty and the beast:a story with an average straight couple………..yeah but what if…*evil chuckles* in a my personal retelling the prince is no binary and bisexual while belle is Demisexual *evil chuckles*

Go for it! I've always appreciated that in the Broadway musical, they change the line in the prologue "If he could learn to love another, and earn her love in return..." to "earn their love."

#fanfic #beauty and the beast #beauty and the beast 1991 #beauty and the beast: the broadway musical

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Number one best character trait you can give to any character is profound kindness. Number two is huge bitch. Number 3 is dumb of ass. They should all be the same person.

#i love incredibly intelligent characters who are also dumbasses #and incredibly kind characters that are bitches is great too #i think people forget how kind emma actually is #she's a good person #just a flawed one #emma woodhouse #emma #jane austen

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Mary Musgrove energy:

#reblogging because my kids' spring break is coming up #i do not like mary musgrove #but sadly i must admit i can identify with her occasionally #persuasion memes #persuasion #jane austen memes #jane austen #english lit memes #mary musgrove #parks and rec