#odette cygnet

[starry-night-rose]

“You came to see me dance? Very well then.....enjoy the show”

Character Playlist / Character Inspirations

Full Name: Odette Leda Cygnet

Nicknames: Reine des Cygnes (Rook) Lil’ Swan (Floyd) Coppelia (Victoria by @rosietrace ) The ballerina (Azul)

V/A: Ayako Kawasumi (JP) Chelsea Kwok (EN)

!Twisted from Duchess Swan from Ever After High!

Age: 18

Birthday: March 4th

Horoscope: Pisces

Species: Half-Fae

Gender: Female

Pronouns: She/her

Height: 157 cm (or 5’2)

Hair Color: Ebony with streaks of white

Eye color: Dark Purple

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Homeland: Shaftlands (Currently) Briar Valley (Formerly)

Family: Unnamed Father, Unnamed Mother, Unnamed Grandfather

Dominant Hand: Right

Dormitory: Pomfiore, Fableheart (belongs to @windbornearchon )

School Year: 3rd year

Class: 3-C (No. 14)

Best Class(es): Animal Languages, Potions

Worst Class: P.E

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Favorite Food(s): Blackberries, Blueberries, Apples, grass

Least Favorite Food(s): Steak, Swan, Cashews

Hobbies: Ballet, Playing the piano, Reading, Sulking

Dislikes: Singing, Her curse, Sunny days

Talent(s): Dancing, Piano playing, Talking to animals (especially swans)

Sexuality: Bisexual Demiromantic

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Personality: Almost always seen with a frown upon her face, Odette is a somber, melancholy individual. Odette keeps to herself and would rather take a swan-dive off the roof than socialize with others. Odette is under the belief that so long as she keeps to herself, she wouldn’t get attached to others and be forced to see them despair. Odette is cold at times but once a person leaves, she immediately feels remorseful over how she acted and thus, keeps more to herself. Odette is pessimistic about life because of her fate and feels jealous of others who seem to have their “perfect fairytale endings” while she’s stuck with hers. Deep down, Odette does care about others, she just wants them to be happy and tries her best to make those people feel happy indirectly like writing them compliments on pieces or paper or leaving anonymous flowers to cheer them up! There are rare times that Odette feels truly happy and that’s when she’s dancing! Often you can see her smiling and enjoying herself! That is until someone walks in and Odette is back to her grumpy self!

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Backstory: Odette was once a happy child who lived with her two loving parents in the Briar Valley. She loved to sing and dance and do all sorts of things that a happy child would do! However, this all changed on Odette’s 9th birthday. On that day, Odette awoke to find a large strand of her hair had turned white. Odette tried to cover it up with the rest of her hair but it was quickly discovered by her parents. On Odette’s paternal side, there was a familial curse. A curse that would cause the person afflicted to turn into a swan for all of time. Thankfully, this only affected person when they came to the end of their life and, due to Odette’s paternal side being all Fae, this wouldn’t happen for centuries! However, Odette was a special case. She was a half-fae and rather than the curse afflicting her late in life, it came for her early. Desperate for some way to break the curse, The Cygnets turned to their friends the Le Fay family when they were stopping by the Briar Valley and begged them to help their daughter. The Le Fay’s own daughter Victoria tried her best to try to break the curse but as it was too strong, Victoria would only edit the curse. The edit was that the curse could be broken by an act of true love. Over time however, Odette lost faith in true love and kept to herself. Years later, Odette was accepted into RSA and was sorted into the dorm Fableheart. However, Odette was chosen for an NRC-RSA exchange program and at NRC, she was sorted into Pomfiore.

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Trivia!

Odette absolutely adores the rain

Due to her curse, Odette’s singing voice has taken a turn for the worse. People often say she sounds like a dying swan when singing

Back home, Odette has many different pets including a kitten, a horse, and a whole flock of swans!

Due to her curse, Odette started to have traits similar to that of swans, such as eating grass or communicating with other swans!

Odette has been taking ballet and other dance classes since a very young age!

Odette was actually friends with Victoria Le Fay as a child and the two would regularly play together when Victoria was visiting her family in the Briar Valley

Odette is typically seen practicing in one of the Pomfiore dance studios or dancing along the beaches of Sage’s Isle!

Seeing Odette smile is a myth passed around Pomfiore and the rest of NRC, they say that the one who can get her to smile, will do well on their exams! Odette has yet to confirm or deny this myth!

When Odette’s hair turns fully white, she is doomed to turn into a swan!

#odette cygnet #my ocs!!! #my art! #pomfiore #pomfiore oc #twst #twisted wonderland #twisted wonderland oc #twst oc #disney twisted wonderland

[terrovaniadorm]

H e l l o M e r c i e

Ellis is absolutely hyped for Halloween! She’s ready to help out Keres and Sam and is just so excited! Passing out candy along with trick or treating herself!

Fabian is living it up! Halloween! Who doesn’t love Halloween? Absolutely going crazy! Scaring kids with stories and others!

And Odette, might even catch a small smile on her face! Halloween is just so much fun! Even for the swan girl

[HALLOWEEN EVENT - OPEN]

Keres is both impressed and happy that Ellis is enjoying the holiday and helping them, it's very sweet of her! Meanwhile Samuel is groaning, it's like he's surrounded by people he despises.

They appreciate the enthusiasm, Halloween is great but Keres would appreciate it if Fabian didn't make kids cry... Too much. They can't keep making excuses to the parents even if it's the season.

Odette deserves to smile!! And Marcos will gladly invite her to dance with him, they can enjoy the rest of the night together. Without bickering of course

#Thanks for the ask!! #I had to make Fabian a demon it just fit #I was listening to an exorcist video too so it fits- #Odette is Rosalina because.. It just makes sense #I love thinking fitting costumes it's fun!! #Twisted wonderland oc #Samuel #Keres Perrault #Marcos #Other characters #Ellis Clawthrone #Fabian Nacht #Odette Cygnet #Answered #Halloween asks

[twst-the-night-away]

❤️ i know we don’t really have oc ships but....friendships could count!

Friendships ABSOLUTELY count!!! I know Savvy and Ellis are pals, but I'm curious to know what Savvy thinks of her dormmates in your OC squad, so let's see what she has to say ...

Stella's such a sweetheart, I can tell she really cares about people. She's always granting wishes and being so generous. I haven't gotten the courage to ask her about helping me find a husband, but ... maybe it's because she's so sweet, and I feel kinda shady asking about that, ahaha! I do hope she takes care of herself while she's helping everybody out, though. If she doesn't, I'm gonna make sure she does! She's gonna get some of my special handmade sleep mask!

Odette ... poor thing thinks that she's being so aloof and distant, she doesn't know that I know she's the one who left me flowers last weekend. I felt bad when she noticed me watching her dance when I went in to help clean the ballroom ... but she looked so graceful and lovely, I couldn't help it! She's such a great dancer, and I wish she hadn't noticed I was there so I could have watched her a little longer. She and Stella both! I wanna take lessons from them.

Leave a ❤️ in my inbox and my OC will list what they like about yours.

#twst oc #friend ocs #stella vega #odette cygnet #savvy laperle #eehhehee #i want her to make all the pomefiore pals <3

[jasmariswonderland]

Hi! Hello! I really hope you don’t mind me dropping in! I was wondering what Danica or Sidonie would think of my own Pomfiore gals Stella and Odette

Danica and Odette doing the whole white swan/black swan thing

Have a great night/day/afternoon/whatever time it is!

Hello! I never mind asks! 💙Though apologize for answering this late again. 😅😭😭

I think both Danica and Sidonie would adore Stella, especially the latter. They seem to be very similar in personality, kind, caring, and wishing to be helpful to those around them. Sidonie hasn’t always felt comfortable in Pomefiore, initially wishing she could have been sored into Heartslabyul instead. But she would definitely look up to Stella as an example of what she wants to be as a Pomefiore Student. And Stella strikes me as having very sweet and supportive big sister vibes that Danica really needs in her life. Another sister figure in her dorm is never unwelcome. 💙

Now with Odette, I think Danica would definitely be curious about her. Post book 5/6, Danica has a similarly melancholic personality but still finds joy in ballet and uses dance to channel her complex emotions. They’re both cursed but in different ways (Danica’s curse is more metaphorical and Odette’s is more literal, does that make sense?) and both struggle with being sociable but I’d like to think Danica might find a kindred spirit in Odette. And if she allowed it, Danica would love to practice ballet with her! ✨

#twisted wonderland #twisted wonderland oc #twst oc #pomefiore oc #other ppl's ocs #oc: danica #oc: sidonie #stella vega #odette cygnet #things i've answered

[anastasiamusicalupdates]

Anastasia the Musical Female Ensemble Costumes Act Two

Paris Holds the Key to Your Heart

We only see the Parisian citizens during Paris Holds the Key to Your Heart. They wear silk dresses with bright colors and patterns.

(Left: Laura Enrech and Morena Visci; Madrid. Middle: Anastasia Stojko and Christina Gibbs; Stuttgart. Right: Beth Stafford Laird; First National Tour)

Josephine Baker

A cut costume that was only featured in Hartford and early Broadway shows. A replica of Josephine Baker’s banana costume, though the Hartford version only had a very short yellow fabric skirt with a front panel instead of bananas.

(Shina Ann Morris; Hartford on left and Broadway on right)

Land of Yesterday

Dancing alongside Lily are White Russians in the Neva Club wearing traditional flapper dresses (and occasionally harem trousers).

(Top Left: Shina Ann Morris; Broadway. Top Right: Lysanne van der Sijs and Willemijn Maandag; The Hague, Netherlands. Bottom Left: Christina Gibbs; Stuttgart. Bottom Right: Sarah Statler; Second National Tour)

Neva Club Waitresses

While we only see male workers at the entrance to the club, during the dance of Land of Yesterday several female waitresses join in. They wear identical traditional short sleeved peasant blouses, bright headdresses, and long red skirts.

(Beth Stafford Laird; First National Tour)

Ballet Processional

We see several Parisians and White Russians attending the ballet in their evening gowns. One female ballet attendee in the ensemble is named, Countess Gregory, and she wears a v-neck gold gown and matching hairband.

(Top Left: María Arévalo Saez as Countess Gregory; Madrid. Top Right: Lucy Horton; First National Tour. Bottom Left: Alison Ewing; First National Tour. Bottom Right: Carmen Danen; Stuttgart)

Odette

A specific ensemble dance track, the ballerina wears a standard platter tutu from Swan Lake. In Hartford, the tutu was light pink rather than the more recognizable white.

(Youngsil Kim; First National Tour)

Cygnets

Also specific ensemble dance tracks for the ballet (usually Romanov sisters), wearing platter tutus from Swan Lake. These tutus were light pink in Hartford, and changed to white in Broadway. They are less detailed than Odette’s tutu and are identical to each other.

(Left to Right: Rita Correia, Viviana Pacchin, Aimee de Pater; The Hague, Netherlands)

Odette and Cygnets Hartford

(Left to Right: Shina Ann Morris, Alida Michael as Odette, Samantha Sturm, Molly Rushing; Hartford)

Press Conference

Reporters flock around Vlad and Lily to get the truth of Anastasia. Despite the female reporters wearing day dresses, their costumes are quite different than the Parisians early in the act, as the reporters wear more subdued colors, checked coats, and cloche hats.

(Left to Right: Hikari Kudo, Marika Toguchi, Arisa Kojima, Izumi Gota, Rico Takahashi; Japan)

#anastasia the musical #costume #ensemble #josephine baker #odette #cygnets #neva club waitress #ballet processional #ensemble paris holds the key to your heart #ensemble land of yesterday #ensemble press conference #anastasia hartford #anastasia broadway #anastasia madrid #anastasia first national tour #anastasia stuttgart #anastasia netherlands #anastasia second national tour #anastasia japan

[daydreaming-en-pointe]

the swan and her princess (part 1)

summary: Swan Lake isn’t all beauty and grace, contrary to popular belief. And you experience firsthand that as you wage a one-sided war with your “rival” for the role of the Swan Princess, Odette.

pairing: Gwen Stacy (Spider-Woman) x fem!Ballerina!Reader

word count: 842

warnings: uses of Y/N, lots of ballet terms and references, the teacher displaying blatant favouritism ig?, mildly petty reader 💀

a/n: I finally got around to doing it! yay :D academic rivals to lovers ftw honestly

gearing up for my first official chapter-based fanfic WHOOOOOOOOO

dividers by me btw! it’s my first time doing dividers so any feedback would be appreciated <3

part 1 // part 2 (pending)

glossary:

Swan Lake: Swan Lake, Op. 20, is a ballet composed by Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky in 1875–76. It is now one of the most popular ballets of all time. The ballet is based on a German fairy tale, and tells the story of a prince named Siegfried who falls in love with Odette, a princess who has been turned into a swan by an evil sorcerer

Odette: Odette is the main female protagonist in the ballet "Swan Lake," which is composed by Pyotr Tchaikovsky. She is the White Swan, also known as the Swan Princess/Swan Queen.

Anna Pavlova: Anna Pavlovna Pavlova was a Russian prima ballerina of the late 19th and the early 20th centuries. She was a principal artist of the Imperial Russian Ballet and the Ballets Russes of Sergei Diaghilev. (basically, every ballerina’s idol)

first position: In the first position, the heels are together, with toes turned out until the feet are in a large, open V or a straight line.

relevé: Relevé is a French term meaning "raised up." It is one of the basic ballet moves. The dancer starts in a demi-plié (a move where the dancer bends their knees halfway while keeping their feet on the ground) and then rises up into demi-pointe (on the balls of the feet) or en pointe (on the toes), either on one foot or both feet.

“Let’s take it from the top, Y/N. More turned out this time. And your ‘wings’ aren’t flowy enough. You are the very Swan Princess, not a struggling cygnet. You die gracefully.”

You blew air threw your nose a little more forcefully than you usually would, trying your best to follow your ballet teacher’s instructions.

“Ah, Gwendolyn! So nice of you to join us.”

That statement was usually used sarcastically in most settings. So why did your teacher’s voice take on a note of adoration? You resisted the urge to roll your eyes, not even looking at the new arrival. All she ever did was drop into class half an hour late - without even doing her hair in a proper bun - and get showered with praises for everything she did. Always Gwen this, Gwen that. You were so sick of it.

“Gwen, if you decide to try out, you would be a perfect fit for the White Swan,” Your teacher eagerly told her, and your ‘flowy feathers’ tightened into fists. Just brilliant. In her eyes, you had no chance at Odette, did you? Once again, Gwendolyn Stacy would swoop in and snatch up something you had worked so hard for, spending hours upon hours on late nights at the studio practising alone, all because the teacher thought she was the next Anna Pavlova. But every time, you bit your tongue and kept your head down. One day, you would show them. You would show them all how good you were. And little Gwendolyn Stacy, the number one teacher’s pet, would watch and weep.

You cleared your throat to jolt your teacher out of her rambling. “Miss? My audition?”

She blinked as if she were just noticing you. “Ah, right. Yes, you may continue.”

You were ready to hurl your pointe shoes at both of their annoying faces, but you focused on making yourself extra turned out and extra graceful. Oh, how the tables would turn when you got this role.

You risked a glance out of the corner of your eye and noticed with a smug satisfaction that Gwen was staring at you, eyes wide. Completely enthralled.

Ha-ha, Gwendolyn Stacy. Look upon actual, hard-earned talent and despair.

You finished the Dying Swan - the Swan Lake piece you were doing for your audition - and bowed, standing in first position with your head held high.

“Thank you, Y/N. That was very nice. Everyone, let’s get started. Get your shoes on and get into your positions at the barre, please.”

Ugh, the barre positions. Your arch-nemesis, apart from a certain Gwen Stacy. Well, maybe not apart from her, since your barre position was right in front of her.

“One, two, three, four - hold, two, three four…”

You tuned out the voice of your ballet teacher; the exercise was purely muscle memory to you by now, and her voice was only distracting you at the moment.

“Hey, Y/N.”

You were pulled out of your intense focus by the voice behind you. Once you realised who it was, you had to resist the urge to scoff. “What is it?”

“I, uh… I just wanted to say that you did amazing. It was very graceful. You’ll make a good White Swan.” That almost made you lose your balance in a relevé and twist your ankle, because what?

Gwen Stacy thought that you’d get the role?

Oh. That was new.

Or maybe it wasn’t, and you were just imagining the whole ‘undeserving slacker’ thing and painting her as the bad guy…?

You almost giggled at that. Nah. This was definitely some ploy to get you to relax a little, to stop practising almost obsessively. Yeah, she was just trying to ensure you weren’t a threat. The moment you let down your guard, she would snatch up the role of Odette. You just knew it. Well, she could try all she wanted; you would not make it easy for her.

“Oh, I know,” You replied coolly, ending the exercise with everyone else and turning to offer her a politely bored smile. “But thank you.”

Gwen’s smile dropped a little and her eyebrows scrunched together slightly, her piercings glinting in the studio’s warm light. “Okay, well… I’ll see you around, I guess.”

She reached down and grabbed her duffel bag, unceremoniously dropping her teal pointe shoes into the mess of clothes and who knows what else she kept in it.

You kept your eyes on her until she disappeared out the studio’s door after a quick goodbye to the teacher. She was like a ghost, always appearing and flickering out just as quickly as one. And somehow always getting away with it, every single time. Not to mention… she was also somehow really good. Despite missing classes and coming late.

“Remember, class. Now that I’ve seen all your auditions, the roles will be up next week. Don’t be late,” your teacher called as you all left the building.

You kissed your teeth in annoyance. Yeah, don’t be late. Unless you’re Gwen Stacy.

Good grief, that girl would be the death of you.

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[celestiall0tus]

Miraculous Paradise - Chapter 18 - Terms and Conditions

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            Void slipped in through her bedroom window. She closed the curtains as the light came on. Tikki, along with a human Fluff, Psyche, and Fang, all gathered in her room. Tikki knelt at a white cloth covering on the floor.

            “Put her here,” Tikki instructed.

            Void knelt and placed Widow on the floor. The arrows had long vanished that allowed the wounds to bleed freely. The illusion dissipated and Void woke up. She moved off the bed over to Widow.

            “I’m glad you got my message,” Void whispered.

            “Us too. Gave us time to contact Kaalki to get Sass’s miracle elixirs,” Tikki remarked.

            “What?”

            Tikki ignored Void as she took out a bottle with a green substance in it. She poured it on Widow’s wounds and healed them instantly. Void fumed while Widow sat up on her own.

            “How do you feel?” Tikki asked.

            “I feel… better. Thank you,” Widow said.

            “I’m glad. Now, are you hungry? Would you like something to eat?” Tikki offered.

            “I-,” Widow started.

            Psyche knelt and sat an inch from Widow’s face. “Let me see your eyes.”

            Widow leaned away while Psyche leaned closer. Widow was surprised by the genuine curiosity in Psyche’s eyes that darkened with deep sorrow and anger accompanied by tears.

            “You poor thing! Come here!” Psyche cried.

            Widow panicked and attempted to flee, but Psyche caught and hugged her. She fought to wiggle free, but Psyche refused to relent.

            “It’s ok. I have you. You aren’t alone anymore,” Psyche cooed.

            “Help me,” Widow begged.

            “Alright, Psyche, you’ve had your moment. Let her-,” Tikki started.

            Psyche honked and Tikki jumped back. “Back off. This little cygnet is mine.”

            “Psyche, you have Odette,” Fluff reminded.

            “Not like that. I will help this little cygnet. I don’t need to be her kwami to help her,” Psyche remarked.

            “That is a fair point,” Fluff admitted.

            “Hold up. What makes you think I want your help anyway?” Widow demanded.

            “Because you want to be loved and I can give you all the love you are deserving of,” Psyche answered.

            “We all will. In fact, why don’t we wake the girls?” Fang suggested.

            Fluff gasped. “Wonderful idea, Fang. Let’s go!”

            “Wait! Hold up! I didn’t ask for any of this!” Widow yelled.

            “Let’s go, cygnet. You’re going to absolutely love the girls.”

            Void and Tikki watched Psyche left with Widow. Tikki smiled and stood when Void grabbed her arm.

            “You lot had that stuff at the ready, but you didn’t use it on Marinette. You didn’t fix her body. The scars, her leg, arms, brain, voice, everything. You just let her suffer!” Void roared.

            Tikki sighed. “I told you before, Marinette’s beyond medicine, even miracle cures. At this point, there’s nothing fundamentally wrong with her. Sure, it could help with the brain trauma, but what’s happened to her body is outside of Sass’s domain. The only one that can fix her body is Terra and you were told the conditions for that.”

            Terra materialized as a kwami and perched on Tikki’s head. “I heard my name. What’s happened?”

            “We are discussing old terms and conditions,” Tikki answered.

            “Oh! You mean about the Marinette girl? I can still do all that stuff. I just need material.”

            “And someone would need to donate the flesh for it,” Tikki remarked.

            “Or you can create it,” Void countered.

            “You know, that is a good point,” Terra commented.

            Tikki paled and laughed nervously. “Anyway! We should check on the girls. Yes? Excellent!”

            Tikki retreated before Void could speak, leaving her with Terra.

            Terra sighed. “Never without fail.”

            “What’s her deal?”

            “Huh? Oh. She doesn’t like dealing with flesh. It makes her incredibly uneasy to work with those raw, earthly materials. She’s more accustomed to working with the cosmic energies and molding those. As such, she doesn’t like creating flesh. It’s usually a chore for me to ask her that I forget it’s an option. Otherwise, I just tell people I need donations of flesh to work with your kind.”

            “And that hasn’t changed here, has it?”

            “Well, if I can convince Tikki to provide the resources, I can see about fixing Marinette’s body.”

            “You can?”

            Terra nodded. “It really would be as simple once I get the material. The repairs are easy enough as her body is still intact. It’s not like having to mold new limbs, just fixing what’s beyond normal healing.”

            Hope flared in Void’s heart. She opened her mouth, then stopped and considered. “See if you can get Tikki on board. If you can, then ask Marinette if that’s what she wants. Let the final decision be hers.”

            Terra looked back in surprise, then smiled. “You are very considerate of her. She’s lucky to have you.”

            “You think so?”

            “Without a doubt.”

            Void smiled. “Thank you. Come. Let’s go check on the girls and the little one. I’m sure-.”

            Widow burst into the room and shut the door behind, locking it. “Hide me. Please. That Psyche lady is crazy! She keeps telling me I’m loved and smothering me with affection.”

            “Oh dear. I think Psyche went a bit overboard.”

            Void snickered. “Run along now. You should get back home and rest. You’ll need your energy for the fights to come.”

            “Come again? Do you honestly think I’m fighting this war with you insane lot?” Widow demanded.

            “Not at all. But you’re still going against the same enemies that we are. As such, you need to be at your strongest. We don’t need a repeat of tonight.”

            Widow opened her mouth, then shut it. “I’d rather not. I… underestimated them.”

            Void put a hand on Widow’s shoulder. “That’s ok. You know for next time. And should you fall next time, I’ll be there to help again.”

            “Why? What am I to you?”

            Void opened her mouth and reconsidered. “Trixx, reveal.”

            Trixx emerged from the necklace and transformed Bridgette back.

            Widow’s eyes widened seeing Bridgette’s eyes. There were years of pain and heartache she had seen only in her own eyes and that of her gang. Within all that pain was an understanding she had only seen in them as well. That amount of everything was impossible to fabricate, unlike the pretty words.

            “So… I’ll see you tomorrow?” Widow asked.

            Bridgette nodded.

            Widow gave an uneasy smile. She started towards the window, then doubled back and gave Bridgette a hug. Bridgette’s jaw dropped slightly before she returned the hug.

            “Stay safe,” Bridgette said.

            “I will. Until tomorrow.”

            Widow headed out the window. She paused and looked back as she longed to stay. She took a breath, stuffed it away for now, then headed back to Le Grand Paris.

~~

            Felix woke to his alarm. He cursed and shut it off. He laid in bed a moment longer before he rolled out. He headed down to the kitchen for breakfast and was greeted by the sight of Colt reading the news on his phone over breakfast. Felix groaned and turned to leave.

            “Stop right there.”

            Felix’s blood ran cold, and he froze.

            “Surprised you’re up so early given last night, Cat Noir.”

            Felix opened his mouth, but all word died on his tongue.

            “Sit.”

            Felix complied and sat across from Colt.

            “Care to explain why you were playing, what do we call that, a hero?”

            “I… I was asked to keep Paradise from happening in exchange for helping a lady with her finances as she fights too.”

            “Would that be the fox?”

            “…Yes.”

            “I see. And you’re aware that the peacock is Amelie, yes?”

            “…Yes.”

            “And you’re ok with fighting your dearest mother?”

            “For Adrien, yes.”

            Colt snorted. “Really? Since when did you care about the little brat? Or, perhaps, is it your mother shining through you and what she wants?”

            Silence.

            “That’s what I thought. Then it’d be a shame if either side found out about your betrayal to the family. Can’t imagine how your dear mother would take the news. Not to mention how Adrien would knowing that no one asked him what he wanted. Instead, you all make decisions for him. And here I thought you were trying to be better than me. Seems that didn’t last long, did it?”

            “What are you going to do?”

            “That all depends, doesn’t it? I can keep my mouth shut and watch the madness unfold, but we both know I’m not going to just sit back and enjoy the show without some input in it. As such, we are here now.”

            “Just spit it out already,” Felix hissed.

            “Watch your tone with me, boy,” Colt growled.

            Felix flinched and bowed his head.

            “Now, there’s no guarantee Amelie knows your secret, so we can attempt to keep it as long as possible before she learns of your betrayal. However, I will only keep this secret if you do a few things.”

            “What are your conditions?”

            “Under no circumstances are you to assist with this Paradise, but at the same time, do not engage with Amelie in combat. If she gets a good look at you up close, I’ve no doubt she’ll immediately recognize you. Furthermore, that fox woman, win her over.”

            Felix’s head shot up. “Win her over? What do you mean?”

            “She would be an incredible asset to the company with the power of illusion. Just imagine the possibilities. So, I want you to win her over. Preferably in a courtship.”

            “Absolutely n-!”

            “Or you can go with the young lady that your grandparents have picked for you.”

            “W-what?”

            “Yes. They were unhappy with your lack of motivation in finding a suitable bride, so, just like with Amelie, they picked one for you. So, unless you want a repeat of my and Amelie’s arrangement, I suggest you win over the fox by any means necessary.”

            “No way! I hate her.”

            “And I hate your mother, but you don’t see me complaining.”

            “I don’t care. That’s not what I want! Doesn’t that matter?”

            Colt sneered, reached over, and grabbed Felix’s face. Felix flinched at Colt’s grip but attempted to free himself. Colt hissed as he dug his nails into Felix’s face. Felix whimpered as he struggled to move away, but Colt kept him in place.

            “I don’t know when this started, but I thought you learned long ago that what you want is never a factor in the equation. You will do as you’re told for the good of the company, our legacy, and your inheritance. The fact that you even have this choice is a luxury you’ll never get again. Now, you’ll make a choice. You’ll either win over the fox, or you’ll accept the wretch your grandparents selected. So, what will it be?”

            Tears burned in Felix’s eyes, but he held them back. He took a deep breath in an attempt to soothe himself. “The fox. I choose the fox.”

            Colt considered and smiled. He released Felix and patted his shoulder. “Good choice, boy. Win her over by any means. Money seems to work best in my experience.”

            “Yes, sir.”

            “Excellent. Now, run along. Maybe take Adrien with you since you two are so close you’d become a glorified stripper for his sake. Maybe next time you’re on the news, you can give a proper show and leave the fox to the real work.”

            Felix didn’t respond. He turned and headed upstairs. Plagg materialized near Felix’s door, causing him to stop.

            “That was quite a show,” Plagg remarked.

            “Can it. I don’t want to hear it.”

            But, Felix, what you want was never part of the equation.”

            Felix’s breath caught as he clenched up.

            Plagg grimaced. “Look, it’s not my place, but just do what you want. If you don’t want to seduce the angry fox lady, then don’t. What you want does matter.”

            Felix shook his head. “No. I need to. I need… breakfast. I’ll be taking Adrien out, then going to see… her. If not her, then maybe, maybe Adrien can make a new friend.”

            “Felix,” Plagg said.

            Felix ignored Plagg and went into his room. Plagg snorted and vanished.

#miraculous #miraculous ladybug #miraculoustalesofladybugandcatnoir #au #miraculous au #alternate universe #mlb fanfic #fanfiction writer #fanfiction #fanfic #paradise au #paradise #bridgette cheng #zoe lee #void #tikki #widow #felix fathom #colt fathom #plagg #tw abuse #cw abuse #tw trauma #cw trauma

[cacklingblobbittyrabbitty]

unhinged rainbow magic post 11 of 12

Ok most of this is insane rambling but for one part of it you’re going to need to remember Bethany the Ballet Fairy’s tragic backstory of having a gay quarter life crisis because of a homoerotic ballet rivalry with a girl who she loses the lead role in a show to please and thank you

MAGICAL CREATURES FAIRIES (hurray for cute animals again!)

Ashley Dragon looks like a dragon version of nessie the loch ness monster, which is a great design tbh DRAGON ON THE JEANS YES Also different versions of dragons! we love diversity Outfit does not match but she makes me not care! It’s different colours but its the right shade of each colour (this is such good colour theory knowledge El well done) HAIR EXCELLENCE Pockets! Sandals are not the right shade of yellow, it should match the top or the dragon on the trousers - also the chunky looking design is ugly, she needs to either go barefoot or have jesus sandals

Lara So well put together oh my god This is a witch not a fairy Adorable kitty! Cat lady vibes (cardigan) but super super cool (skinny jeans and boots) I am WEAK for those boots omg Lovely hair as well

Erin How is her hair literal fire??? Idk but I am Loving It Lara’s a witch, Erin is a goddess Freckles!!!!!! THIS is how you do a headband! The honeysuckle fire flower thing? ADORABLE Viking esque fur neck thing is NICE it has how to train your dragon vibes She’d take me to a pagan ritual involving a bonfire and I’d enjoy it Dress? INSANE This is a GOOD BELT TAKE NOTES it’s a lovely asymmetrical waist ribbon band thing!!!!!  Her delightful sandals have greek goddess vibes I’m living Girl could set me on fire and i’d thank her

Rihanna AHHHHH THE LIL BUBBLE AND THE SEAHORSE ARE SO CUTE Congrats on having decent blonde hair! Barefoot + anklet = beach ass vibes babey Her dress gives me the feeling of being underwater and looking up at the sun Mamma Mia vibes! Groovy and beachy and blonde This dress is kinda growing on me ngl The hem looks good on her and I like the shape of the neckline, but it should be a thinner line of green Rihanna absolutely votes for the Green Party btw

Sophia  Her creature is a cygnet cos it’s small and raggedy but it’s white instead of grey? First impressions she kinda looks like a bad art project but still cute I really like her hair tho its very cute with the ribbon Movie sleepover vibes This girl is wearing slippers. A pyjama top. And a really nice skirt. Is she halfway through getting dressed???? Feathery inspiration of her skirt is good, it looks like she’s halfway through a swan transformation Colour scheme is very cute and dreamy vibes

HEADCANONS: please remember Bethany’s backstory again thank you! This is the girl who takes the role of Odette in Bethany’s dance company, and the girl with whom Bethany has a homoerotic rivalry. Sophia weaponises flirting because it amuses her, especially aggressive flirting, like Bethany can be leaning against a wall and Sophia will come and put her leg up on Bethany’s shoulder. Sophia just delights in getting really close to her all the time. Sophia is into Bethany, Bethany is into her, Bethany knows neither of these facts. She has a high ponytail when she’s doing ballet and it just makes Bethany's brain go offline. Later in life they’ll run into each other, when Sophia has a high-powered ballet girlfriend and Bethany has her wife the costume designer and her really chill life. Sophia will apologise for making Bethany freak out but she really was into Bethany, and Bethany will reply yeah you fucked up my life for sure, but I don’t think I would have quit without you so thanks. Also your leg gave me horny nightmares. 

Leona (unicorn) Shit this is horrific I hate it all Well done on having a cute animal and absolutely nothing else Long flowy blue dress with more renaissance vibes please (see below picture) 

ok good we fixed it moving on

Caitlin (ice bear) The bear is so fluffy and it looks like shiver from barbie and the magic of pegasus awwww Swiss ski resort vibes are top notch Colour scheme? Yes Fluffiness? Yes Cosiness? Yes The haircut is really cute but I want more of a brown shade with less green in it thanks

#rainbow magic #rainbow magic fairies #magical creatures fairies

[the-clockwork-three]

Swan Lake is a classic for a reason. Beautiful story. Amazing music. Incredible choreography. I do wish Ireland had... Literally any other ballet playing. Our cultural scene is incredibly stagnant. Just Swan Lake and the Nutcracker. Anyways this is musing from the production I saw today (technically yesterday)

The set for this production was very Greek (???) to me, especially in Act 1. (Not in the sense of the phrase but actually like Greece). There was a lot of pillars, and marblesque seats and fancy pots full of flowers. The lake was a lake in the even acts and the Act 3 ballroom is very plain. However the costume design was normal, which is to say they could be from anywhere in western Europe. But they were all sparkly so that's a plus

Act one. That's a pas de trois. You cannot convince me that that dance with the bestie and the two girls is not a valid Grand Pas de Trois. A dance together, everyone gets a solo, then they are together again. Swan Lake says polyamoruos rights. And this polyamory really want a fourth, but Seigfried keeps being like "nah it's alright, you go ahead I'm going to stay here". He is NOT interested in their advances.

Random half-joking headcannons aside, the crossbow was like really pathetic. It was pure white with what looked like delicate carvings and gems and I genuinely thought it was a pickaxe for a second before I remembered the plot. It's just.... My dude that's not going to hurt a fly it looks like your mum bought you a nice decoration. Also, if your mum gives you a crossbow in the first scene I expect you to have shot it at the evil wizard by the last one. Chekhov's gun,,,, or what I like to call it, Seigfried's stupid little crossbow

Anyway MIME STRIKES BACK. We all know that ballet is incredibly tied to mime as an artform and so the only way I'll my communicating the concept of marriage from now on is by laying one hand over the other and giving loaded looks. Anyways ballet is so silly and I love it

Act 2. Cygnets. I love cygnets. Give me more cygnets. I've also performed a lot of act 2 so the music is a little burned into my brain. Watching it made my feet hurt from remembering standing still for 3 solos

Anyways, here we meet Seigfried's first, but certainly not last, cringfail moment. He is the lands worst marksman. God help us all.

Also he proves himself to be an absolute wife guy. Odette has this lovely solo and he's just on the sidelines giving her heart eyes.

Act 3 <3 I've said it before and I'll say it again. I LOVE WHEN BALLET IS CLOSER TO ITS FOLK DANCE ROOTS. Character dance? Yummy. 3/5 of the folk dances were character. AND TARANTELLA. I LOVE SPAINISH DANCES. Rad grade 4 dance f (maybe. Possibly) is my favorite dance I have ever done for a ballet exam. If you take nothing of this watch RAD grade 4 dance f. The tamberines in the fourth dance were clearly missing their cymbals though. You can hear the dancers pointe shoes clunking against the stage, you would be able to hear the tamberines. And when they smack the thing there was the merest clink. Again as I have done the tarantella in rad grade 4, I can tell you that dancing with tamberines is LOUD

And then we have Odile. My boy you're so fucking stupid. I love you, but you are good of heart, dumb of ass. But the dance was breath taking. Of course. Fouttetes<3 and then Seigfried's pirouettes à second<3 I do think the ballerina fell out of the last fouette so she might not have done the full 32, or if she did she needs to work on her technique of stopping. Show stopping though. And? Then? At the end of the grand pas de deux????? The way Seigfried gripped Odile's hand and pressed it to his cheek. Raw devotion. It made my heart wrench. My boy is just so fucking stupid.

It's also really interesting to me that the Grand Pas de Deux goes to Odile. Odette does not get the dignity other tragic heroines get. The main dance in her story doesn't even go to her. She doesn't get the fouettes. Her love, her spotlight, her story was stolen from her. I think that's what made this veiwing of swan lake different from my earlier ones, as I understand the structure of ballets now. Also this one I'm seeing live

Act 4. May have laughed when Wizard Man crawled off stage. He was so wet and pathetic. Can neither confirm or deny.

Alright back to the idea of devotion. Seigfried to his last breath looks to the sky for Odette. He tries to give her what he gave Odile by mistake, his declaration of undying love. He presses he head to her hands with a desperation. He would try a thousand times over if they had the time. Odette for her part forgives him. She raises him from the ground when he feels the weight of his sins pressing down on him. She does not hold a grudge, but that doesn't change that she is scared. She knows Rothbart is coming, and the other swans are anxious with her. But they stay together, because that's what love is, right? Staying by someone's side, through good and bad, and forgiveness.

I'll be honest, I was not expecting a kiss. Not every romance needs one yanno. Sometimes pressing one's cheek to their loved ones hands communicates just as well as a smackeroonie. And if someone never kissed me but did the hand thing, I'd believe they liked me (note to self, possible solution to icks the idea of kissing gives you.). But then they did kiss and :D tbf it's implied that they are both super dead and on the way to heaven but that's a happy end in my books

Anyways watch swan lake. It good.

#is mise an crann #egg skreev #<<< definitely less closely tied to my writing than the last one but i make the rules her mkay?

[susandsnell]

🌹

“I can be terrifying, too,” Odette insisted, those lake-hued eyes of hers shining with newfound passion. “Oh, you smile, Odile, but there’s a reason, after all, that the Swans made me their queen.”

Odile had considered this before, it was true. But she had, in her arrogance, and perhaps her overeagerness to dismiss the compunctions that always arose where the Swans were concerned, put it down to yet another award for her beauty. Vain, proud Swans and their superficialities – no better than the ways of simple villager men.

But swans, she so often failed to acknowledge, and Father ignored entirely, were vicious, too, in their pride. Violent, when what was theirs was threatened. Creatures of grandeur in the midst of rage.

She regarded Odette once more. “Tell me what it is you plan to do.”

“You swear you won’t try to stop me?”

“As if I could,” she smiled.

“You swear you won’t betray me? My sisters?”

Odile simply held out her hand, and, without wincing, dragged her dagger swiftly across the palm. What startled her was that Odette knew to bow her fine golden head forward, and sip the blood from her stinging cut, that delicate tongue of hers sweeping over the wound again and again, reveling a mite longer than was needed.

The Swan Queen looked up at her with blood on her teeth, and Odile swore she had never seen anything more beautiful in all her years.

“The day I decided not to take my own life,” she said softly, as if telling one of the cygnets a tale of handsome princes to dry their tears, “I vowed to kill von Rothbart – to kill your father – instead. I will murder him in every sense of the word, destroy every last part of him. As he has done to me, and to my people. I will make him suffer the way no one has ever suffered before, and dance over his rotted husk of a corpse when I am done.”

Just as Odile suspected, and no more than he deserved – yet her heart still ached.

This did not stop her from leaning down to kiss her blood – the blood of a wicked king - from Odette’s lips.

“Then I will help you to do it, my love.”

for every “🌹” received in my inbox i’ll post one random sentence of a random WIP i’m currently writing

#yeah this is my years-in-the-making swan lake retelling from odile's pov and they're lesbians what of it #thanks for sending this! #my writing #i had one more so i figured what the hell

[manyfandomocs]

Once Upon A Time OC Masterlist

Name: Barbara Thorne (Danaë Forsyth)

Fic: Blinded By Love

Love Interest: Graham Humbert

FC: Lily James

Name: Christian Blanchard (Michael Collin)

Fic: Total Eclipse of the Heart

Love Interest: Morgan Crane

FC: Bradley James

Name: Eliana Becker (Edeline Darlington)

Fic: Broken Melody

Love Interest: Emma Swan & Killian Jones

FC: Kylie Bunbury

Name: Gabriella Lang (Suzanna LePrince)

Fic: Evermore

Love Interest: Ruby Lucas or TBD

FC: Danielle Galligan

Name: Leila Becker (Lacey Darlington)

Fic: Broken Melody

Love Interest: Regina Mills

FC: Freema Agyeman

Name: Malia Gold (Gwyneth Jones)

Fic: Pirate's Life For Me

Love Interest: Ruby Lucas

FC: Marie Avgeropoulos

Name: Morgan Crane (Joan May)

Fic: Total Eclipse of the Heart

Love Interest: Christian Blanchard

FC: Anya Chalotra

Name: Odelia Roth (Odile Rothbart)

Fic: Dance With Goblets

Love Interest: David Nolan & Odessa Pavlova

FC: Blake Lively

Name: Odessa Pavlova (Odette Cygnet)

Fic: Dance With Goblets

Love Interest: David Nolan & Odelia Roth

FC: Anna Kendrick

Name: Vivica Dufort

Fic: Through The Mist, Through The Woods

Love Interest: Belle French, either Belle French or Killian Jones endgame

FC: Anne Hathaway

#once upon a time oc #ouat oc #ocappreciation #masterlist

[starry-night-rose]

Twisted Wonderland Oc Masterlist

Ramshackle

Ellis Clawthorne (The Ramshackle Prefect)

Heartslabuyl

Astrid Aneira (Twisted from Anna)

Molly Primrose (Twisted from Wendy Darling)

Savanaclaw

Artemis Woodman (Twisted from Man)

Octanivelle

Fabian Nacht (Twisted from Flynn Rider)

Marina Baleen (Twisted from the Neverland Mermaids)

Scarabia

there seems to be nothing here…

Pomfiore

Stella Vega (Twisted from the Wishing Star)

Odette Cygnet (Twisted from Duchess Swan)

Ignihyde

Aimée Amore (Twisted from Aphrodite)

Diasomnia

Victoria Le Fay (Twisted from the Three Fairies)

Ivy Villosa (Twisted from Rosetta)

Gwendolyn Schnee (Twisted from Periwinkle)

Terrovania (belongs to @/terrovaniadorm/@/hallowed-delights)

Alice Darius (Twisted from Lady Dimitrescu)

Lilith Winchester (Twisted from Lucy Westenra)

Lizzie Shelley (Twisted from Lisa Swallows)

RSA

Sanwaii (belongs to @/twsted-princess)

Hoshiko Itsuki (Twisted from Lala/Little Twin Stars)

Hikari Itsuki (Twisted from Kiki/Little Twin Stars)

Fableheart (belongs to @/jasdiary)

Reina Carrion (Twisted from Mira Shards/The Evil Queen) (coming soon...)

#my ocs!!!! #ellis clawthorne #victoria le fay #twisted wonderland #twst #ivy villosa #artemis woodman #aimée amore #gwendoyln schnee #fabian nacht #hoshiko itsuki #hikari itsuki #alice darius #astrid aneira #stella vega #odette cygnet #lilith winchester #reina carrion #molly primrose #marina baleen #masterlist #lizzie shelley

[trollmigos]

odette cygnet, troll’s magazine voted most pitiable media darling who is also secretly funding the biggest rebellion of the sweep

a bundle of drama and trauma hidden under fashion, pleasantries, and looong legs

#odette #fantrolls #fantroll #odette cygnet #redblood #eostre #tamiya #other people's trolls #art

[the-magical-terri]

Can you draw Primis Nikolai as a baby cygnet as he tries to dance for the first time.

The swan queen was so proud

#nikolai belinski #primis nikolai #rulers of the aether au #cygnet nikolai #queen odette belinski

[currywaifu]

𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐞: barbie movies as troupe plays part 1 𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠: sfw

𝐚𝐧: if you think i won’t do all 36 barbie movies, you’re wrong. regardless of whether people want this or not. i have barbie brainrot 24/7. i’m just separating it into parts so it’s not too long *this isn’t meant to be that serious y’all my reasons vary from legit to just jokes

𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥: i won’t go in-depth with any plot differences from movie to play, or how the characters would work out... for now *chuckles in future ppt*

𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝟏: nutcracker, rapunzel, swan lake, princess and the pauper, fairytopia series, magic of pegasus, barbie diaries, island princess, three musketeers 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝟐: coming soon 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝟑: coming soon

𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩𝐞: mixed troupe! spring x autumn. one of the seasonal events/scouts for A3! has a nutcracker theme, and to avoid spoilers that’s all i will say :3

𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭: since this is based on barbie’s take on the nutcracker, changing up the cast from what tsuzuru had in plan:

clara/sugarplum fairy: sakuya. i want to see him go through a costume & hair transformation sequence, not gonna lie. 

nutcracker/prince eric: juza. obviously he has to be the ruler of the land of sweets.

mouse king: sakyo or chikage. i want one of them to wave around a sceptre and say quotes like “i’ll reduce the Nutcracker to a pile of splinters"

pimm: taichi... pimm is a spy :O who has to do dirty work :O but the real reason is i just want taichi to follow around sakyo again or maybe even chikage this time lol

major mint & captain candy: tsuzuru and citron respectively. mint is pretty serious and awkward, candy is a lot friendlier- i just think it’ll be a good way to insert some humor in the play

𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩𝐞: mixed troupe! summer x autumn.

𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭: rapunzel in this one actually is the “servant” of gothel. also, rapunzel has a magical paint brush and also there’s dragons. who are purple. 

rapunzel: kazunari. obviously. actually, kazu has a lot of similarities with her: a good artist, patient, adventurous, quick thinking, hardly ever complains- also he’d look good with long hair i think ><

gothel: omi. there is an action fighto scene + also just the theme of omi playing villains lol... also THERE’S A SCENE WHERE GOTHEL PRETENDS TO BE RAPUNZEL BY WEARING A LONG WIG AND BOI- KAZU AND OMI’S BODY BUILDS ARE SO DIFFERENT BUT IT’D BE FUNNY IF THE PRINCE FALLS FOR THE TRAP ANYWAY

penelope: kumon. a PURPLE funny and clumsy dragon- fight me, the only answer is kumon especially once you see who’s next.

hugo: juza. a PURPLE dragon who’s penelope’s dad but he’s gonna be the older bro in this one (i wonder why...) 

hobie: a passive and worrisome rabbit... Tenma.

prince stefan: he also has a couple fight scenes... ngl bc stefan has blue eyes, light brown hair + described by the wiki as “fierce”, he’s banri. 

𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩𝐞: winter troupe. i will stand by this forever. 

𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭: this is like one of the ones i’ve had figured out for a while already...

odette & odile: tsumugi. i’m just saying, tsumugi’s duality- he can do both the white and black swan because he has power. impact.

prince daniel: not tasuku bc spare him the prince roles he’s sick of it. guy. why guy? because he obviously has a good idea of how to act like a prince :3 

rothbart: HOMARE! I WANT! THIS MAN! TO PLAY THE ANTOGONIST! GO OFF ABOUT DARK ARTS! TRANSFORM EVERYONE TO ANIMALS LIKE THE EXTRA BEING YOU ARE.

fairy queen: azuma. ugh just- imagining how ethereal he’d look.

erasmus: tasuku. he’s a troll that can act mean, but is genuinely kind and helpful... also, the VA of erasumus is also the VA for “unnamed burly villager” and i’m just saying-

kelly the cygnet: hisoka. there’s too many animal children, so hisoka is gonna be the baby swan. uwu. also, kelly has a quote, “I can't sleep.” and wOW THE IRONY

𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩𝐞: WE’RE GOING FOR THE COMEDIC ROUTE WHAT’S UP SUMMER. reason: i went “wait... no actor really looks super alike though.”

𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭: tafahfuoahoaf it’s my favourite barbie movie... OKAY SO THE RUNNING GAG OF THIS IS THAT THE PRINCESS & PAUPER DON’T LOOK ALIKE, BUT EVERYONE KEEPS GOING “Wow! you two look so identical!” no they don’t

anneliese: muku. first of all please look at the sprite i used in the header. anneliese = pink = muku. she’s the sweet princess archetype... but in this version she also goes on tangents about rocks and mineraLS AND HOW THE MINING INDUSTRY SUX AND THE ABSOLUTE AUDACITY OF-

erika: kumon. first of all, the sprite in the header again. erika = blue like ugh this is perfect. ALSO erika has a cat who BARKS and i just imagine kumon talking to her cat like: WOOF WOOF WOOF GRRR GRRR and the dog responding and everyone in the palace going wtf

king dominick: i had such a crush on him anyway he’s tenma. rich, young, talented king who disguises himself as a page so he can find love for realsies. im just saying. he won’t be tenma’s only role tho ><

julian: kazunari. the wiki went “he’s the only bestfriend a barbie MC ever married” really shook me like ugh friendship dynamic between muku and kazu roles??? also kazu’s genuinely smart so him as the tutor was just gucci in my eyes

preminger: misumi. FIRST OF ALL PREMINGER IS ICONIC? WHEN HE SANG HOW CAN I REFUSE I WAS LIKE UGH KING. i just wanna hear misumi play an antagonist that’s also funny and do things with his voice.

madame carp: yuki. a bossy and rich woman who owns a dress emporium. pretty much it.

nick & nack: YUKI AND TENMA. THEY WILL DOUBLE ROLE FOR THE SAKE OF BEING MISUMI’S DUMB UNDERLING DUO

𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩𝐞: spring troupe. i wanna see them have wings uwu.

𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭: just gonna combine the whole fairytopia series into one 

elina: itaru. first of all, pink motif. also i just like the idea of itaru being this recurring protagonist.

bibble the puffball played by kamekichi

laverna: recurring villain citron. for no reason other than i think it’s cool when he plays power hungry villains

enchantress: i just want sakuya to play a role that’s more of a “powerful character” but still really kind uwu. another recurring good guy.

azura & glee: tsuzuru. elina is azura’s apprentice, and glee is a friend who’s generally really happy... ngl, i wanna see tsuzuru play someone more energetic for funsies

nori: masumi. nori is kind of a stubborn and jealous person at first, him and elina won’t get along right away BUT DAMMIT THE ENEMIES? TO FRIENDS IS GUCCI!!! 

merman prince nalu & linden: chikage... yeah i just gave chikage the guy roles ngl... but i wanna see chikage as a handsome merman AND handsome fairy so *shrugs*

𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩𝐞: cross troupe. spring x winter.

𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭: partially based on the ice-skating cards (i have yet to read the event story, unfortunately).

annika: tsuzuru. i thought it’d be fun to cast tsuzuru as a more sheltered character due to annika’s parents’ protectiveness. the contrast y’all.

shiver: sakuya. shiver is a polar bear cub sidekick who’s friendly and likes shiny things and that’s just... really cute... put bear ears on sakuya...

brietta: guy. brietta is annika’s older sister... who got transformed into a pegasus by the villain... i wonder how they’d change the pegasus thing lol

wenlock: tasuku. NOT GONNA LIE- i want tasuku to play the villain for all these wonderful one-liners: "Oh, smile! You didn't lose a daughter; you've gained a pet!", and "I thank my lucky stars I didn't marry you!"

prince aidan: masumi bc i want more roomie interaction on stage i mean their friendship keeps getting cuter and cuter.

cloud queen: azuma... that’s all. i just remembered her bc her hair has a braided crown, and i went “azuma braided hair brainrot”

𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩𝐞: mixed troupe! summer x autumn.

𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭: i was gonna make it full autumn, but then the age casting felt awkward since they’re in high school...

barbie: taichi. barbie here is shy but wants to stop blending in the background! i just went “damn that do be resonating”. also i wanna hear taichi sing more y’all and barbie is a singer/guitarist here

courtney: azami. i like the idea of azami playing a spunky character who’s more of a tomboy, but still does like fashion and accessorising and... lip gloss?

tia: misumi? tenma? idk the intelligent and passionate archetype is very broad... especially in a high school setting

kevin: kazunari. just the whole best friend thing + kevin being a goofy person who loves to make ppl laugh ugh

racquelle: yuki. i know racquelle’s a bully here and say not to bullying... but sharp tongue.

todd: honestly? todd was so boring in the moving. we need someone like banri to give him CHARACTER!... yes that’s my reasoning ugh

𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩𝐞: sUMMER SUMMER SUMMER-

𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭: AHAHAHA WHAT IS THIS CASTING? MY REASONINGS FOR THIS ONE IN PARTICULAR ARE SO SHALLOW LMAO

ro/rosella: “a 16 year old girl who can talk to animals! adventurous and brave” me: *gasps* mISUMI-

prince antonio: “prince antonio loves travelling and exploring-” okay yeah it’s kazu...

queen ariana: i just want yuki to sing to me “love is for peasants which we’re obviously not” and i’d go :O also ngl... i wanna see yuki in like darker palettes and plotting to poison all the royals

princess luciana: queen ariana’s daughter... played by muku. because i wanna hear muku counter yuki with “all the shoujo mangas books i’ve read, all the poems always said, that the heart is made to share...”

sagi the red panda & azul the peacock: honestly, just basing it off of colour matching but tenma is sagi and kumon is azul lol

𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩𝐞: AUTUMN x SPRING

𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭: AHAHAHA WHAT IS THIS CASTING? pt 2 

corrine: i keep wanting to put sakuya in these roles oops. i just... let him sword fight on stage again :>

viveca: purple musketeer, artistic, designs clothes... fights with ribbons... you know, for the sake of banri being a fAshIoNisTa... it has to be banri y’all "Don't mess with the animal print dress!"

aramina: green musketeer, fights with fans, romantic and loves ballet... pfft, for the sake of “wouldn’t it be funny-” it has to be azami. poor bby, having to swoon over romance on stage- he can’t relate

renee: chikage. purely because of that scene where she threw a feather duster (?) at a flying shard of glass and perfectly hit it. yeah.

helene: the old and strict instructor that teaches them how to be musketeers... sakyo.. duh.

philippe: the main antagonist... it has to be omi again. and since philippe has a goatee, we’re bringing back facial hair omi~

prince louis: itaru, lol. he’s like the one significant non-action oriented character in the film. he has just enough moments where itaru still looks princely, but mostly? he just wants humans to fly y’all.

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[daydreaming-en-pointe]

the swan and her princess (part 2)

summary: Swan Lake isn’t all beauty and grace, contrary to popular belief. And you experience firsthand that as you wage a one-sided war with your “rival” for the role of Odette.

chapter summary: A pleasant surprise turns out to be possibly not so pleasant after all.

pairing: Gwen Stacy (Spider-Woman) x fem!Ballerina!Reader [aka some sort of a messy Ballet!AU]

word count: 2695

warnings: cussing, ballet terms, creative liberties taken since I’ve never been to Lincoln Center and the research I’ve done may or may not be fully accurate

a/n: :D got a little carried away with this one whoops doing this is much harder than i expected this au is taking up my entire brain pls help

part 1 // part 2 // part 3 (pending)

glossary:

Barre: A handrail used by ballet dancers to maintain balance while exercising. One hand is placed on the barre at all times, and the dancer stands beside it.

Kitri: The feisty and wilful heroine of the ballet Don Quixote. When her father Lorenzo tries to marry her off for money, she doesn’t play the victim, but hatches a plan to marry Basilio, the charming barber who has won her heart, and pursue her own version of happiness. As a dancer’s role, Kitri is athletic and demanding. Kitri wears striking red costumes (look them up, they’re really beautiful) and gestures expressively with a fan in a nod to her Spanish heritage.

Don Quixote: Don Quixote is a ballet in three acts, based on episodes taken from the famous novel Don Quixote de la Mancha by Miguel de Cervantes.

Kurta: A loose collarless shirt/dress of a type worn by people in South Asia, usually with a salwar, churidars, or pyjama.

Dupatta: A length of material arranged in two folds over the chest and thrown back around the shoulders, typically with a salwar kameez. Usually worn by women from South Asia.

Right after you set foot in the studio and dropped your bag in the corner, you made a beeline for the cacophonous, eagerly buzzing crowd that had formed around the cast list.

You saw a familiar duffel bag and raised your eyebrows slightly. Surprisingly, Gwen had showed up on time. Miracles really did exist.

Murmurs of disappointment and cheers of satisfaction rippled through the dancers in the room as they dispersed one by one, either wearing an expression of genuine excitement or a mask of disguised regret that they hadn’t tried harder or trained longer.

You pushed your way to the front, your eyes immediately darting to the name next to Odette. Your heart sank as you traced over the curly loops and sharper lines of the handwritten letters.

White Swan/Princess Odette : Patricia Roberts.

Pat…?

Sure, she was good, but she was always a little bit too fast for the pieces. She was brilliant at lightning-quick steps in speedy variations, but couldn’t ‘dance like a flowy fairy’, as your ballet teacher said, to save her life.

And the White Swan was all about being slow and sad and graceful.

Your eyes travelled further down the list, going through the roles of Odile, the cygnets, the general swans, and the royals. Each time, you were disappointed. By the time you reached the end of the list, you couldn’t help but feel a little bit anxious. Your name just… wasn’t there.

You were a part of this, right?

The entire class was taking part in this production. It wouldn’t make any sense for you to not be there. Even if it was just as a regular background swan.

“Can’t find your name either, huh?”

You hadn’t noticed that everyone else had broken off into excitedly chattering groups to start warming up and take their places at the barre, leaving only you and Gwen standing and craning your necks up at the piece of paper that seemed to decide your fate in the studio for the next few months.

You shook your head no, earning a sigh from Gwen that lasted longer than it probably should have.

“Well, we could ask Miss Walker, but she’s not here yet. So…” She shifted awkwardly beside you. You tried to observe her from your peripheral vision without being too obvious. She sounded… tired. Exhausted, really, like she hadn’t slept in a few days and then had to run a marathon around the city. She had done a pretty shoddy job of concealing the heavy dark circles under her eyes — which truly was saying something, because her makeup was usually immaculate.

Fuck. You couldn’t believe it, but for a moment you almost felt sorry for her. Well, maybe not just almost.

“Hey, uh… you good?” You winced at your attempt at a nonchalant tone. Gwen turned to look at you like you had sprouted a third head, slight confusion reflecting in her eyes.

You had never noticed them before, but she had nice eyes, honestly. The expressive kind that could show every little shift in her emotions if she didn’t hide it. And right now she looked like she was about to grin or crack a joke, so you fixed a scowl on your face to ward off any amusing thing she might have been gearing up to say.

The smile in her eyes faded.

“Yeah, I’m fine.”

Time to poke the bee’s nest. “You don’t sound—”

You were cut off as the studio doors flew open, and Miss Walker, looking extremely hassled, practically sprinted in. Random strands of hair poked out of her unusually-untidy bun, and her glasses were perched precariously on the tip of her nose. She held her phone in one hand and a clipboard in the other.

“Class, pointes on and everyone to the barre right now, please! Finish your second warmup, I’ll be right with you. Gwendolyn, Y/N, may I have a word with the two of you?”

We’re in trouble, mouthed Gwen with a comically scared, wide-eyed, completely exaggerated expression that was very childish and definitely should not have made you want to laugh. You bit the inside of your cheek to clamp down on your smile.

Your ballet teacher led you both over to a corner of the studio, adjusting her glasses right as they were about to fall off. “Okay, so I have some very good news for both of you. You might have noticed that your names weren’t on the final cast list at all, correct?”

You both nodded.

“As it turns out, you’ve been selected by the School of American Ballet to feature in New York City Ballet’s version of Swan Lake! And not selected for just any role — you girls are playing both Swans!”

The words took a few seconds to register in your mind. The sheer improbability of it all was phenomenal — two mere teenagers chosen to perform by the most prestigious ballet company in the world, to dance alongside some of the best professional ballerinas-in-the-making? This was a dream come true; was any of this real?

“You’re joking,” you heard Gwen say beside you. You felt like you were about to lift off and float all the way to the sky when your teacher just gave a broad, proud smile.

Everything after that was surrounded by a hazy glow of euphoric shock — blurred by excitement and lightheadedness and disbelief. You might’ve blacked out at one point, bracing yourself against the wall while you waited for your vision to clear.

Gwen suddenly narrowed her eyes in a wince, squinting as if she had a headache. “I’m so sorry, I have to go,” She mumbled hastily, before grabbing her bag and slipping out of the studio. And just like that, she was gone. Again.

You and Miss Walker exchanged a look of slight confusion, but she shrugged. “Well, you’re dismissed for today, Y/N. They’re expecting you tomorrow. You know where the company is, right?”

“Yes, miss.” Of course you did, which ballerina didn’t? Of all the best aspiring ballet dancers’ dream companies, New York City Ballet was right up there with The Royal Ballet in London, Paris Opera Ballet in France, and the Australian Ballet in Melbourne. In other words: this was a giant fucking deal and a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

You’d have to be beyond idiotic to blow it off.

You arrived at Lincoln Center (which housed the New York City Ballet), fresh-faced and a few minutes early. Well, maybe not so fresh-faced, since you could barely sleep because of nerves. Throughout the night, what felt like a million thoughts that were all variations of what if I’m not good enough? and maybe I’m not cut out for this plagued you well into the early hours of the morning.

You felt a tap on your shoulder and turned to see Gwen, looking annoyingly (and most probably effortlessly) put-together and honestly quite fashionable. Did she have to have such perfect eyeliner? Even her hair tips seemed pinker than usual.

“Wow, you’re early for once,” You tried to load snark into your tone but failed miserably, earning you an insufferably relaxed chuckle from Gwen.

You shook your head and focused on trying to find the ballet company’s actual studio. Lincoln Center was comprised of a complex of buildings in a giant neighbourhood that you had never been in before, and the David H. Koch Theater which housed the New York City Ballet was just one of those many buildings spread over 16.3 acres.

You were lucky you two had arrived early, because it took you ten whole minutes trying to find the theater - because, as it turns out, you and Gwen had entered from a separate entrance from the main one. Finally you entered the studio, and for a while the only sounds were that of your shoes squeaking on the shiny wooden floors.

Something that struck you was just how big everything about it was.

The light fixtures that lined the walls cast yellow light all along the hallway, illuminating everything with a soft glow the colour of honeyed amber. Just walking that corridor made you feel like you were approaching a royal ballroom, floating around in a gown that could put Kitri’s costume from Don Quixote to shame.

You finally saw the door to the studio. Someone was waiting outside — a man in an all-black suit with close-cropped black hair and a salt-and-pepper beard. His face broke into a smile as he saw you and Gwen, and without waiting for you to fully make it to the door, he strode forward and clasped your hand.

“Welcome to New York City Ballet! I’m Carlos, the resident choreographer of this company. We’ve been expecting you! Your teacher has informed you of the production we are working on, yes?” He rattled all of this off at full speed in clipped, staccato pronunciations, so fast that it took you a second to register what he was saying.

“Swan Lake, right?” Gwen answered for you.

“Yes, yes. I assume you both know the combinations for both swans?” You nodded maybe a little too eagerly, eliciting a subtle eyebrow-raise from Carlos. “Very good. Come, I will introduce you to Shaoni. She is our support staff, and a former ballet mistress. She taught many young dancers who went on to become famous prima ballerinas. Don’t take her words too seriously; her bark is worse than her bite.”

He gave you a sympathetic smile and pushed open the double doors. Immediately the first thing you saw was a woman wearing a blue kurta with a gold-trimmed dupatta, her dark hair pinned into a bun at the nape of her neck. The thing that stood out most about her was her highly displeased scowl that had her looking like someone had insulted her entire bloodline three times over, spat in her face and then wrecked her favourite tutu.

Forget a simple resting bitch face, this was a prime, next-level display of an I’m-done-with-this-shit-and-I-need-a-vacation expression.

“Good morning, girls. My name is Shaoni Lahiri, you will address me as Miss Lahiri. You’re a bit early; please begin your warmup while we wait for the others. Also, our artistic director wanted to talk to you about your first day, so once he arrives meet him in his office.” Miss Lahiri had just finished her introductory monologue when her phone buzzed in her pocket with a notification.

Her eyes swiped over the lockscreen for a brief second before she tucked it away again, and you could’ve sworn you saw her roll her eyes slightly when she saw the name of the messager. “Mr. Osborn will see you now. The door to his office is in the far left corner of the studio. Try not to get lost, will you?” Even her sarcasm sounded effortlessly annoyed beyond relief.

And just like that, she abandoned you and went over to compare choreography notes with Carlos.

You turned and followed her directions, noticing a polished wooden door near the end wall of the studio. “Hey, wait for me!” Gwen had been busy gawking at the studio and, really, you couldn’t quite blame her. It truly was something else compared to the much smaller one you were used to.

You knocked once and pushed open the door once you heard a voice call out, “Come in!”

The moment the door swung open, you were immediately blinded by the brightest white light you had ever seen. The entire office looked like it had been bleached to within an inch of its life; there were no specks of dust to be seen and everything was neatly arranged in cupboards and on shelves.

“Oh, hello there!” Once your eyes had readjusted, you noticed a man with greying red-brown hair in a crisp suit with a green pinstripe jacket, an orange vest, and black pants. He sat with his hands clasped neatly on the lacquered teakwood desk in front of him, wearing a polite smile.

“You must be the new arrivals, yes? Let’s see, what are your names…” He opened a folder that had been pushed to one side of the desk, flicking through pages. “Gwen Stacy and Y/N Y/L/N?”

“Yes, that’s us,” You answered quickly, feeling slightly giddy with excitement as the truth sunk in properly. This wasn’t a dream, you had really been selected by the fucking New York City Ballet. You would be working alongside some of the best ballet dancers in the area. Better yet, you had more than a fair chance at dancing Odette. Of course, so did Gwen, but you were obviously the better choice… it wasn’t personal, really, just that she barely attended a full class and therefore should probably dance Odile instead.

“Excellent, excellent. Pleasure to meet you. I’m Norman Osborn, the artistic director of this company.” He stood up and shook your hand. He smiled at Gwen, but instead of smiling back, she just dropped her gaze, inhaling sharply as if she had been stung.

“Something’s not right with him,” She murmured to you the moment Mr. Osborn turned his back to retrieve a folder from his filing cabinet. “I can’t explain it, just… please trust me. I think he’s going to be a threat to us.”

You felt annoyance flare up inside you, white-hot maelstroms of anger expanding by the second. “Please excuse us, Mr. Osborn. Gwen and I need to discuss something.” You tried to sound as inconspicuous and well-mannered as you could. You grabbed Gwen’s shoulder and pulled her through the door, closing it behind you.

“Listen here,” You hissed, letting go of her. “I didn’t make it all this way and train for an extra four hours a day for three years just so you could blow this off. In case you haven’t noticed, we’re some sort of a package deal. So don’t you dare make up stuff and tell me this perfectly polite man is a threat. Is this some sort of scheme? You make me get cold feet, pretend like you’re dropping out, then when you convince me to leave the company you swoop in and snatch up the role of Odette? Is that what you’re playing at?”

Gwen stared at you in utter disbelief, rubbing her shoulder where your grip had tightened just a little too much. “What? No, of course not. I would never—”

“Okay, good. Now let’s get back in there and do whatever the hell he wants us to do, because this is the New York City Ballet and we are not leaving till we’re done with this production, got it?”

For a split second, intense desperation marred her features and she looked like she was about to cry. Then, just as quickly as it had come, all the vulnerability displayed on her face disappeared — but not from her eyes. Her mouth and eyebrows were relaxed, cool, but her eyes shone with a feverish light that made her look a bit manic. Finally she took a deep breath and glared levelly at you.

“Fine. Don’t say I didn’t warn you.”

Something about her tone would have sent a shiver down your spine if you hadn’t been so pumped up about this whole ordeal. You dismissed it easily, penning it, possibly, as the sullen disappointment of a plotter whose evil scheme hadn’t gone quite according to plan.

You entered the office again, Gwen trailing behind you reluctantly, and gave Mr. Osborn a big smile. “You were saying?”

He passed you and Gwen two sheets of paper and a pen. “Sign this. It’s a contract that officialises your stay at this company for the duration of this production.”

You signed it eagerly. Gwen, who was studying the words intently, noticed your impatience and signed it too.

“Perfect,” said Norman Osborn, giving you a big smile. Was it just you, or did it look more plastic this time…?

Nope, definitely just you. He carefully filed the sheets away and clasped your hand in a handshake once again. “Welcome to New York City Ballet. I’m sure this contract will prove to be beneficial to the both of us.”

Gwen dropped her eyes to the floor. Probably just her odd headaches acting up again.

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