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keepingeahalive · 4 days
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Briar: So, this "Will". He lives with you? Hopper: Yep. Briar: And that's going...well? Hopper: Yep! He's so great~ Faybelle: So he knew you and was like ... "More...!" Hopper: -_- Cupid: Well, I think he sounds like a really neat guy, right? Right? Briar, Faybelle, Ginger: <words of affirmation> Will Irons: Hey, there's my guy! <hugs Hopper> Faybelle: Whoa! Built?! Will Irons: It's actually pronounced "Will". You must be Faybelle. Faybelle: You were all thinking it! I see you. Don't look at me like that. Ginger: We always look at you like this. -_-
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keepingeahalive · 2 months
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Holly and Poppy O'Hair Headcanons
Holly’s full name is Holly Ivy O’Hair. Poppy’s full name is Poppy Hazel O’Hair. 
Poppy uses she/they pronouns.
The twins were tower-schooled before attending Ever After High. 
Holly is cursed to have all doors that close behind her magically lock her in. She has to keep her dorm room door wedged open. Poppy isn’t completely comfortable with this and prefers the door to be closed, but she lets Holly keep it open a crack. 
Poppy was definitely one of those girls who cut up their dolls’ hair.
Holly has ADHD, which makes damsel-in-distress class really difficult for her even though it’s her entire story. She also has a one-track mind. Once she starts on a subject, she will not stop talking. She uses reading and writing as an outlet for all the things buzzing through her head.
Poppy is the shier of the two. She’s more of a listener than a speaker, which comes in handy when Holly goes on a passionate rant. The only time she has no difficulty socializing is when someone is in the barber’s chair.
Holly’s a researcher of old folktales and ancient civilizations. The Wicked Step-Librarians have had to lock her out of the library for sneaking in after curfew and not being able to get out. 
While they are close, Poppy wants to carve her own identity separate from Holly. She doesn’t only want to be known as Rapunzel’s sister. She wants to make a name for herself and have an impact on other people as her own person.
Holly is a morning person. Poppy is not. 
Holly is sometimes insecure over having so much hair. She can’t avoid stepping on it, getting it snagged on something, and sometimes dragging on the floor. She envies Poppy for being free to cut her hair.
Multiples run in their family. Their mother is also a twin. She has an older twin brother named Tarragon, but she got the Rapunzel destiny because she was female.
Holly has had a crush on all three Charming siblings at one point or another. 
Poppy was closer with Nanny Nona than Holly. Holly was wild and fidgety, frustrating Nona to no end. Poppy was the calmer of the two and thus got along better with Nona. Holly and Nona still get frustrated with each other from time to time.
Poppy loves spicy foods. She’s almost obsessed with them.
Their music choices differ drastically. Holly likes country pop music. Poppy is more into punk rock. However, they both share the same favorite artist: Dolly Charmton. Poppy plays the song “Midnight to Noon” to get her pumped up in the morning.
Poppy’s a great climber. She sometimes goes beanstalk climbing with Jillian. 
Holly is slightly taller than Poppy. 
Rapunzel and her husband work as the fairytale equivalents of district attorneys. As such, Holly and Poppy don’t get to see their parents very often - especially their mom - and it’s why they were left in the care of Nanny Nona. 
Holly does tutoring in Creative Writing.
Despite working in a literal barbershop, Poppy does not like barbershop music. 
Holly does not do things halfway and always takes the long road. She struggles in areas that don’t interest her, but she’s reluctant to take shortcuts. Her mother drilled into her head that “you can’t climb a tower if your hair is too short.” But Poppy tries encouraging her to “work smarter, not harder”.
Poppy has a thing for “baddies”. She used to have a crush on Sparrow, but got over him quickly when she found out he preferred Holly over her. She also has feelings for Duchess despite knowing she was voted “Most Likely to Steal Your Destiny.” Deep down, she knows it’s a problem.  
Holly theorized Daring wasn’t Apple’s Prince Charming but kept it to herself. The only person she told was Poppy. She was pretty happy when she found out she was right. 
Both sisters are devoted dragon moms.
They’re both very nervous for when their destiny comes to pass. Holly is a bit wary of living a lie; that she’s technically stealing her sister’s destiny. She’s also having some pre-guilt about blinding her future prince. Poppy is doing everything in her power to keep anyone from finding out the truth, because she wants to keep the life she’s been building for herself. 
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keepingeahalive · 2 months
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Hopper is gay. (fanon) Hopper doesn't have a destined princess. (canon) But there's someone else from the Frog Prince tale who was just as devoted, just as caring, and just as heartbroken about the prince's curse.
Who gets the title of Iron Henry in the Ever After-verse?
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keepingeahalive · 3 months
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Why Rapple Wouldn’t Work as a Couple
First off, let’s get this out of the way: Raven and Apple are not related. Well…more like distantly related, but to the point where any relation is almost nil. Raven is not destined to marry Apple’s father because Apple’s dad and Raven’s dad (The Good King) are two separate characters. Raven is only destined to be jealous of Apple and poison her. That is all.
Okay, on with the real debate.
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I'm probably gonna get a lot of hate for this, but I can't see Apple and Raven as a couple. While both of their arcs were about coming to accept each other, they weren't equal in their relationship. Raven made it clear to Apple many times that she felt disrespected, and Apple ignored that and pushed her own agenda on her. It may have come from a place of caring, but Apple didn't get Raven at all. I can see them working through their issues down the line, but their love story (if you can call it that) is better as platonic.
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Bulldozing and Passive Aggression
From the first episode, we can see that Apple immediately took control for both of them. She went behind Raven's back to room with her and decorated Raven's side of the room without her permission, all because Raven is an important part of "her" story.
Not their story. "Her" story.
Her friendship with Raven in the first three chapters was surface-level at best. She assumes what Raven wants instead of actually getting to know her, like when she decides to take "Home Evil-nomics" to get back at Raven for taking Princessology. But Raven's favorite class isn't Home Evil-nomics. It's Muse-ic.
We can see Raven trying to be patient with Apple because Raven is a good person. She doesn't want a repeat of what happened between Snow White and the Evil Queen. In fact, we see her other friends hide their concerns from Apple because they don't want to upset her.
When Ashlynn finally comes out about her relationship with Hunter, she's immediately met with Apple's dismay. Apple tells her several times that she's making the wrong decision, and it gets to Ashlynn so much that she chooses her friendship with Apple over her relationship with Hunter because she doesn't want everyone to be upset. Although Ashlynn decides to do what makes her happy, Apple still tells her outright that she's making the wrong choice.
Briar starts to feel the weight of her destiny sink in and, instead of being met with compassion and understanding, Apple tells Briar "we all have our part to play." While Briar rightfully calls her out for how privileged she is, it takes her three chapters and two more specials to admit to Apple that she was too scared to tell anyone that she didn't want to follow her destiny.
They both go behind Raven's back to poison a birthday cake she made for Apple just so she would stop crying about it.
Apple is the next Queen of Ever After, and she wants to take an active role in serving her people. But she thinks she knows what's best for everyone. If they don't do what she says, then there's something wrong and she has to fix them. Everyone enabled this behavior, except for Raven. This domination is what causes her and Raven's tension at the start of the series.
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2. Apple's Fears
Apple is a selfish character. But that selfishness is born of fear.
She believes going against her destiny means dying and being forgotten.
I believe she does care about her friends, in the same vein a God-fearing church-goer cares about the people in her community. She believes there is only one true way of staying safe: following your destiny. If you don't, something bad happens. And she has to remind you of that. She thinks she's helping people when she's really being insensitive and condescending. And this comes down the hardest on Raven.
Raven is the equivalent of someone who's become disillusioned with their faith. She's unhappy with the system she's been put in and she wants something better. That doesn't mean she's not afraid of what might happen if she does. She's terrified she might doom everyone at first. But taking a risk on Legacy Day and showing everyone they can live without following a predetermined path made her and others more hopeful that they could live better lives.
But Apple can't be convinced with one act of rebellion. She doubles down on her beliefs and blames Raven for ruining her Happily Ever After. She's so afraid of her future being uncertain that she would rather follow a status quo where someone she claims to care for is locked away for the rest of her life. You could argue that she doesn't understand that's what would happen, but she never bothered to understand Raven's perspective. Raven takes Apple's perspective in Thronecoming and considers the consequences of her actions. Raven cares about her friends too, so much that she's willing to put her happiness aside to keep them safe. Apple never once did that for her, or for any of her other friends.
This stems from Apple being promised the best destiny out of anyone. She'd go on to live a very prestigious life as Queen. But she's too naive to realize what that would mean for everyone else: Raven would be locked up for the rest of her life, Ashlynn would die to continue her legacy, and Briar would marry some random dude several decades younger than her and never see Apple or anyone she knew ever again. I understand that no one wants to lose the stability they've had their entire life. But she doesn't seem to understand how good she has it.
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3. Apple and Raven's Growth
Way Too Wonderland and Dragon Games gave us a lot in terms of character development. Apple and Raven have gotten to know each other better at this point. Even though they have their differences, they do care about each other.
Say what you will about Way Too Wonderland, but I do believe Apple has come to know Raven and is genuinely shocked and heartbroken when Raven finally signed the Storybook of Legends. She's come to care about who Raven really is, she knows Raven would never want to hurt anyone, and she realizes that destinies can be dangerous. I understand her main reasoning was that anyone could easily take someone else's destiny if they had the chance. But seeing what signing the book did to Raven frightened her. Destroying the book with Raven cemented a level of trust and understanding that Raven was longing for.
Which is what makes Dragon Games so heartbreaking.
Apple is a privileged little princess who was promised the best destiny one could expect. I don't think anyone would be all that happy about letting that go. It goes back to what she fears the most. She doesn't know what to do without her destiny. And with her mother only feeding into these insecurities, it allows Apple's doubts to resurface and for someone to take advantage of that.
Apple could have prevented releasing the Evil Queen. But she was too deep in her own cowardice to think clearly. Desperation will make people do anything, especially if promised a happy ending for you and everyone you love (maybe subconsciously hoping Raven would be her True Love). That doesn't excuse her freeing a war criminal who happens to be her best friend's estranged mother, thereby breaking her trust all over again. Raven had just started seeing Apple as someone she could depend on. That's gone now, and Raven had a right to be angry with Apple's selfishness and cowardice.
"But Apple realized her mistake and Raven forgave her in the end!" That's true, but that doesn't mean things are okay between them. Apple is still Raven's friend, and it's in Raven's character to forgive her. But I don't see her forgetting this experience any time soon. That trust would have to be built up all over again and, if you ask me, this ruled out any chance of them getting together romantically. I think Raven would need some time away from Apple to figure things out. Apple could use that time to figure herself out too, especially after figuring out it was Darling who woke her.
If that trust was able to be built back up again, hopefully they would have grown as people and learned to be better friends. But you can't expect this level of trust to be regained for a partnership.
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4. A One-Sided Romance
If Rapple were to be anything romantic, it would only come from Apple.
Apple was always obsessed with Raven. I do believe she wanted Raven to fulfill their destinies so they would both be safe, but was too selfish to consider how that would look from Raven's end. She never showed any interest in Daring and, while she enjoyed the admiration she got from other boys, never expressed interest in anyone else.
Except Raven.
So, yes. I do believe Apple was in love with Raven. But I can't see Raven returning those feelings. Apple always disregarded what she wanted, ignored her when she argued against her destiny, and continually tried to turn Raven into something she wasn't. Even after her much-needed character development in Way to Wonderland and Dragon Games, these two still don't have a good foundation of trust between them. If we had gotten more of the show, we might have seen some healing. And, in my opinion, that would include Apple learning to let go of Raven and focusing on her own growth as a person.
And maybe someone else...
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In all seriousness, Apple and Raven have a complicated relationship that I don't see working romantically. I know they have the most development together, and it would be an interesting take on the enemies-to-lover trope. But with how often Apple betrayed Raven's trust and how grounded and self-aware Raven is, I can't see them getting together.
I can see Raven being Apple's first crush, but the closest these two can get is sisters.
Because, you know, Raven has a boyfriend. It's Dexter. Say what you want about him, but they have a healthier relationship than Raven and Apple could ever have, romantic or not.
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keepingeahalive · 3 months
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Beauty and the Beast is not a tale of Stockholm Syndrome. It is a demisexual love story.
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keepingeahalive · 6 months
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Demisexual characters are so special to me.
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keepingeahalive · 6 months
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Don't u have a theory why apple and raven face have a similarity? Well the thing that makes them different is that apple is curly blonde meanwhile raven is purple hair and straight and they just look like an not identical twins
Well, I don’t know about all that. I think if we strip down all the female characters to their basic forms, they’ll all look alike.
Because the series was made to sell dolls, the characters were literally made from the same mold. Apple and Raven look alike because they were designed to be mass-produced, and that goes for most of the female characters in the show.
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keepingeahalive · 6 months
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hi!! so excited i just found ur blog. i love ur hcs and art!! just wanted to ask what is your favorite eah character and your favorite eah episode/webisode?? hope ur having a good night! :)
Thx for checking out my stuff.
I'm gonna level with you, I'm terrible at picking favorites bc there are so many great characters. I'm better at picking my least favorites tbh.
I love Raven's struggle as a protagonist. Apple is a deeply complex character and I love that too. Maddie is an agent of chaos. I love love love the Charming siblings because they remind me of me and my brothers. Melody and Ginger I feel don't get enough love.
My favorite webisode has to be Maddie in Chief. I love Maddie, and it was a bit of a refresher to have her both in the spotlight and having Raven's back against Apple.
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keepingeahalive · 6 months
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Apple White Headcanons
Her full name is Princess Apple Atalanta Eve White. 
She used to be a chubby kid. Her mother would constantly point this out, even after Apple eventually grew out of her baby fat. 
Snow White would dye Apple’s hair black when she was little, but it never lasted. She eventually stopped before Apple’s hair had to be cut off, because it had become so damaged.
Raven was her first real crush. But she didn’t realize it until after a year, and Raven had already gotten together with Dexter at that point. 
Apple hates going to the beach. She’ll go with her friends as long as she’s 10 meters away from the water and in complete shade.
She was taught to sing opera. She purposefully sang worse in front of Raven in order to annoy her into poisoning her. 
She is trained in classical piano.
For a split second, Apple had thought Raven had woken her in Dragon Games. 
Apple keeps herself on a strict diet to maintain her figure. She has a constant fear of gaining weight and steps on the scale every morning to make sure she hasn’t. 
She met most of her friends at family galas. She was encouraged to make friends with as many fairytales as possible, but this was merely a method Snow intended to build political alliances. Apple was unaware of this and just wanted to make friends. 
Snow White owns a successful enchanted fashion line. She also has a line of plant-based cosmetics and beauty products. Her husband, King White, is responsible for creating the formulas and recipes for these products. Apple is often used to market and promote these products.
Snow White keeps her husband working constantly so she can raise Apple herself. King White lets this happen because he trusts Snow to raise their daughter right, but Apple misses having her dad in her life. The only time he’s allowed off-work is during a publicity event where he is “encouraged” to show off to the press.
Apple gets her genuine softness and love of chemistry from her dad. Her competitiveness and steadfast nature comes from her mom.
She didn’t find out who woke her until after the summer. 
Apple was definitely one of those people who didn’t think Dexter would be a good match for Raven. She made all kinds of excuses like “he’s not evil enough for her” or “He’s not charming enough for her”. In reality, she was super jealous and too much of a comphet to realize it.
She loves boy bands. Her favorite band is One Reflection, but she also loves The Hunted, Bookstreet Boys, and the Thronas Brothers.
She has a hidden adventurous spirit and penchant for helping people. Unlike Darling, she channels it passively and invests her time in philanthropy and community service.
As a child, she was sent to a woodland camp during the summer. There she had no servants to take care of her, so she had to learn to cook and clean for herself and her dwarf caretakers. 
Apple’s fear of water is so great that she is afraid to step into a bathtub. She takes showers. But if there is a chance of submersion, she won’t step foot in it.
She’s very sporty, but she participates in what she views as “princess games” such as croquet and Dragon Games. 
She hates pears.
Even though she hates them and thinks they hinder her from being the perfect princess, she wishes she could wear her glasses. She gets constant headaches and her eyes hurt from always squinting. She keeps telling herself to wait until she’s 50, when it’s “socially acceptable”. 
It took her a long time to get over Raven. Darling helped her through the process (partially because she knew what it was like) and the two became closer. This was before Apple found out Darling had woken her. 
After the Dragon Games, Apple put in a considerable effort to better herself. She knew that she was acting out of selfishness and cowardice, and she realized that her destiny was different than what she had been told. She decided to take hiatus from being Royal Student Council President and work on rebuilding trust with her friends. 
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keepingeahalive · 9 months
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Charmed
High King and Queen of the Charming Kingdoms.
Parents of Daring, Dexter, and Darling Charming.
[ID: a full hand-drawing of King and Queen Charming.
King Charming is a tall, middle-aged white man with tan skin, sleek blond hair, a blond handlebar mustache, and bright blue eyes. He is wearing a red-violet velvet tailcoat with a muted mauve undershirt, a black waistcoat, a red ascot, orange slacks, white gloves, and black leather shoes.
Queen Charming is a tall, middle-aged woman with pale beige skin, long blonde hair in a rococo style, blue eyeshadow, red lipstick, a beauty mark under her left eye, and pale blue eyes. She is wearing a sky blue and silver rococo era style dress with a wide skirt, flared ruffled sleeves tied at the elbow with dark blue ribbons, gold accents around the collar, and gold fleur-de-lis and dots on the skirt hem; a black choker necklace; silver pearl earrings; and a gold tiara embedded with blue gems.
King and Queen Charming stand a considerable distance away from each other. King Charming holds a gold scepter/cane with a crown and shield insignia in his right hand. Queen Charming holds her hands placidly in front of her. Both look at the “viewer” with stern expressions.
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keepingeahalive · 9 months
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O’Hair and O’Hair
Attorneys at law. Him, finding justice for families and victims of abduction and domestic violence. Her, finding justice for wrongful convictions and imprisonments.
Parents to Holly and Poppy O’Hair.
[ID: a full hand-drawing of Rapunzel and her husband Dauntless.
Rapunzel is a white middle-aged woman with tanned beige skin; floor-length tawny blonde hair parted down the middle, pulled away from her face, and two ankle-length braids; and hazel-green eyes. She is wearing a muted mauve, baggy turtleneck shirt with a silver and pink broach on her neck; a long ironed black skirt; black heels; a holly leaf hairpin; and a poppy flower pin on her shirt.
Dauntless is a white middle-aged man with beige skin; shoulder-length, wavy greying-brown hair pulled back into a small ponytail; and blue glass eyes that are slightly askew. He is wearing a blue-gray suit with a light blue undershirt; a lilac tie with orange wavy zig-zag patterns; dark gray socks; brown leather shoes; a gold hairbrush pin on his right suit collar; and a silver scissor pin on his left suit collar. He is holding a dark leather briefcase in his left hand.
Rapunzel and Dauntless stand side by side, looking in the “viewer’s” general direction. Dauntless has his right hand on his suit collar, his left hand holding his briefcase. Rapunzel smiles, folding her hands together.
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keepingeahalive · 9 months
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You really live up to your name
I hope that's a good thing XD
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keepingeahalive · 9 months
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The Swan Queens
The former Swan Princess and her Mother-in-Law. Duchess Swan’s mother and paternal grandmother.
[ID: Two traditional drawings of Duchess Swan’s mother and grandmother.
The first is a full hand-drawing of Duchess’s grandmother. She is a tall, elderly Japanese woman with pale olive skin; long gray hair pulled back sokugami style and held with a silver hair comb; and sharp brown eyes.
She is wearing a black and white kimono with a long purple haneri (underdress) with white feathers patterned on the sleeves. She is holding a large Whooper swan that is wearing a silver crown. She looks at the “viewer” sternly; the swan closes its eyes and bows it’s head.
The second is a full hand-drawing of the Swan Queen in her human form.
She is a young Japanese woman with beige-olive skin and black hair ties back into a neat bun. She is wearing a white, sleeveless tutu dress with feathers on the breast, a light lavender sash, and a feathered skirt; a white headpiece resembling two white feathers with a silver crown on top; and white ballet shoes. She appears mid-dance with her left arm above her head and her right arm out to her side, her right leg off the ground as she stand en pointe. Her eyes are closed with a serene expression on her face.
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keepingeahalive · 9 months
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Vote for Goldilocks
Mother of two, running for re-election. Ready to make your life “Just Right”.
Mother of Blondie Lockes.
[ID: A full hand-drawn campaign poster of Goldilocks.
Goldilocks is a middle-aged white woman with beige skin; long, voluminous, curly blonde hair pulled back with a red-violet hair band and a single greying streak; blue eyes; and pink lipstick. She is wearing a red-violet pantsuit with a bear-shaped button; a yellow undershirt; a gold ribbon necklace; pearl earrings; gold high heels; and a red, white, and blue sash with the word “MAYOR” printed in blue.
Goldilocks winks at the viewer, one hand on her hip and the other giving a thumbs-up. Her campaign slogan reading “GO 4 GOLD” is plastered above her, with the phrase “Vote for Goldilocks” printed below her. END ID]
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Real-Man Pinocchio
Father of Cedar Wood, the next Geppetto.
[ID: A full hand-drawing of the former puppet turned human Pinocchio.
Pinocchio is a thin, middle-aged, black Italian man with brown skin, dark receding curly brown hair with gray streaks, thick dark brown eyebrows, and large brown eyes. He is wearing a baggy beige shirt with a large collar and the sleeves rolled up to his elbows; a red-brown vest with gold acorn buttons; orange pants; blue-gray knee-high compression socks; dark brown shoes with tarnished gold buckles; and thin-rimmed square glasses.
Pinocchio leans on a walking cane, his weight shifted to his right, with a white bracelet attached to it around his wrist. He looks at the “viewer” with a smile and waves. END ID]
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Cinderella and Prince Determined
Renowned environmentalists. Parents to Ashlynn Ella.
[ID: A full hand-drawing of Cinderella and her husband, Prince Determined.
Cinderella is a petite, white, middle-aged woman with light tan skin, shoulder-length blonde hair, and bright blue eyes. She is wearing a silver ball gown with a v-neck exposing her shoulders, an ornate silver tiara with a gold pumpkin coach in the center, a gold, emerald, and cyan necklace, and glass slippers.
Determined is a tall, white, middle-fed man with beige skin, slicked back red-brown hair, sideburns, a hooked nose, dimples, and forest green eyes. He is wearing a vivid green Victorian tailcoat with a forest green collar and dark green buttons; a pale yellow under-vest with orange pumpkin buttons; a ruffled white cravat; white gloves; dark brown, knee-length riding slacks with pockets; knee-high white socks; and black heeled shoes.
Cinderella holds up her dress to show off her glass slippers. Her husband holds her right hand in his right hand, his left hand on her shoulder. Cinderella looks at the “viewer” while Determined gazes at Cinderella in admiration. END ID]
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keepingeahalive · 9 months
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Gus: Hallo, Darry. Love to talk, but I can't. Helga and I are having cake for dinner and watching a movie. Helga: Oh! Ask Dexter if he wants to come over! Daring: I'm hanging up.
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