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Someone once said that there is only one story, one true story, and all the stories told after it are just working their way through familiar channels, riverbeds curved securely into rock. A thousand princesses sleep for a hundred years - a thousand witches lock children into ovens - a thousand lovers run across fields, playing their musical instruments and singing sadly about all the chances they didn’t know they had.
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- Part 5 of requests <3
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Princess Snow White lost her mother when she was two and her father when she was fourteen. She spent her entire youth learning how to run a kingdom worn to exhaustion by a long and drawn-out war. Her little sister, Rosamund is strong and socially-connected, while Snow is withdrawn and almost always alone.
Is it any wonder that the noblewoman who becomes her stepmother is so warm, so kind, that Snow falls right into her trap?
Beaten down by years of emotional manipulation, estranged from the sister who doesn't understand how she can be so weak and so easy to use, how long before Snow reaches her breaking point? Will it even make a difference when she does?
(Story's not as dark as the summary sounds)
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Yuri!!! On Ice Cinderella!AU - What I Must Remember by A_Soulful_Faes_Lullaby_Bouquets
Fandoms: Yuri!!! on Ice (Anime)
19 Mar 2019
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After Yuuri Katsuki's father dies, his step-father and his brothers move them back to their native country far across the great sea. Yuuri has better things to worry about than being made a servant by his "family". Such as the Dark Bond that his step-father placed upon him to control him. If he doesn't find a way to have it severed, it could kill him, or worse... it could destroy the one he bonds to.
Viktor Nikiforov has always been a romantic at heart. He dreams about not just having a bondmate, but a soulmate, someone who was made just for him. As a prince, he is pressured to accept suitors and marriage alliances. But after finding Yuuri Katsuki, he will never let go, even if it kills him.
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- Part 1 of Yuri!!! On Ice - Fairytale AU
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The Tower 2: Accursed by LittleMissSyreid
Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe, Marvel, Marvel (Comics), Thor (Movies), Thor (Comics)
18 Mar 2019
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Once upon a time, the youngest son of Odin, Loki Laufeyson, was imprisoned in the highest room of the tallest tower, ne'er to be seen again. The arrival of a stranger put everything to the test... and for a while it seemed as though they'd passed. A whole year later sees the rumour of nuptials circulating amongst the palace walls, amongst other rumours. Somebody is looking for you, somebody you thought was lost to the wind many moons ago. Adventure once again appears to be on the horizon.
However, not all is as well as it seems.
There was more than met the eye in the deal that Odin made, all those years ago. Ends were left loose and promises were not kept. Friends, both old and new, must face an enemy unlike any other as sons are forced to pay for the sins of the father. The bonds of friendship and, more importantly, of family will be tested to their limits.
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- Part 4 of The Tower: Series
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Wild Heart by silverneko9lives0
Fandoms: The Hobbit - All Media Types, The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types
18 Mar 2019
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It is difficult to be the last skin changer in existence. Even if Beorn were to venture into the towns of Men or elsewhere, he was often stared at for his giant stature and wild face. Despite his appearance and temperament, Beorn has always been kind to whomever he met. Even to those who wished him harm (though he wasn’t likely to lie down for his enemies either). But that changes when he finds a wounded Elf-maid from a battle and saves her life. He didn’t expect to win her love in return.
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- Part 10 of Sanzeuh Kumathelh
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They've lived four lives together. Only one ends happily.
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something isn't right, babe (I keep catching little words, but the meaning's thin) by aletterinthenameofsanity
Fandoms: Merlin (TV), Die Gänsemagd | The Goose Girl
17 Mar 2019
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Arthur knows he used to love his husband. He used to love Owain- he can remember when his heart fluttered around his husband, when the very mention of Owain's name could make Arthur's heart race.
(Owain used to call him pra- no, clot- no, Arthur can’t quite remember the way he used to tease. He can only remember the feeling of respect and love between him and his husband on the night they were married, the amount of fun they were having.)
Now, everything feels wrong when it comes to his husband. His husband’s lips taste like ale instead of strawberries. His hands are the wrong size in Arthur’s, too large, and his eyes are too cold. His ears are too small, his words too harsh, his magic not right-
Arthur frowns in the middle of the hunt. Magic? His husband doesn’t have magic. No one in the court has magic, not since Morgana betrayed them all.
“Princess?” Gwaine asks, brow furrowed in concern, “You all good?”
Arthur nods, ignoring the jibe for once. “I’m just fine,” he says.
There’s something missing. There is someone, some voice, some laugh, that isn’t here.
(And it’s driving Arthur insane.)
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One and One by NeonPistachio
Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types, The Hobbit (Jackson Movies)
17 Mar 2019
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Lord of the Rings/Snow White and the Seven Dwarves mashup.
Several years post TBOFA, Orcs are attacking Mirkwood. Forced to flee for their lives, Tauriel and Legolas meet a group of dwarves and seek refuge. But their pursuers are still after them...
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Before the Last Stroke of Midnight by AngieOwlie
Fandoms: Banana Fish (Anime & Manga), Fairy Tales & Related Fandoms
16 Mar 2019
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A retelling of Cinderella, taking place in a faraway land called Pumpkingdom.
Young Aslan is devastated after his brother dies. Forced to become a slave in his own house, he must put up with the teasings of his cousins and obey his uncle's every command. One fateful day, an invitation from the castle arrives on his doorstep. With the help of his Fairy Godbro, (and perhaps a little magic), Aslan will need more than a pair of sparkly shoes if he wants to break free of his uncle's grasp, and maybe even win the heart of the gentle and kind (and dashingly cute!) Prince Eiji.
Or,
Aslan is Cinderella, Eiji is the Prince, Shorter is Fairy Godbro, and Golzine is still evil.
**updates weekly! ヾ(´͈ ᵕ `͈)
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- Part 1 of Banana Fish - Fairy Tale Retellings
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In a world called Albion, there is only war.
Harry Wildfyre is the Light, the Wyrdfod, and the King, but more than anything, he is Fairest. He has loved and he has lost. His best friend is hiding something from him, his lover is a terrible man that he can't help but loving, and he is full of rage. The mirrors whisper truth and his heart is a bloody pulp in his chest. He doesn't know which way is up, which way is down, but it doesn't matter. There isn't any time for that.
There is only war.
By fairest blood, it is done, by fairest blood, it is undone.
This is the end.
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- Part 3 of The Fairest Saga
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East of the Sun, West of the Moon by politicalmamaduck
Fandoms: Star Wars - All Media Types, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
15 Mar 2019
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If you told me the way, I would have sought you -- that I surely would have been allowed to do. Even if it were east of all the suns, and west of all the moons in the galaxy.
Despite Galen Erso’s pragmatism, Jyn always loved fairy tales and would stay up late into the night reading furtively on an old datapad that had been her mother’s. One of her favorite tales involved a legendary creature, a white bear, sweeping a young girl away on an adventure.
No white bear ever came to take Jyn on an adventure, but a man in a white cape did.
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When her father marries the ruler of the Ash Queendom in a daring political move, Weiss Schnee unexpectedly becomes a princess. After discovering a conspiracy surrounding her mother’s untimely death, she is forced to run. She joins with the last surviving demi-humans, and as she fights for her life, she uncovers the truth of the Ash Queendom.
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Dongmin has been told his whole life that he's pretty.
("Bin, I'm not-"
"Shut up, Dongmin. You're basically a model. If you weren't like my brother, I'd totally-"
"But we are, so that's gross. Besides, I don't think Minhyuk would like you saying that."
"Stop deflecting! This is about you and your chronic self-esteem issues!")
He's kind of sick of it.
But he's got a plan.
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Somewhat of a Cinderella AU.
(Note: Non-explicit references to canon-typical abuse, albeit in a different setting. Happy ending, of course.)
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The Master's Bride by Belle_Lestrange101
Fandoms: Beauty and the Beast - All Media Types
13 Mar 2019
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My own retelling of the Beauty and the Beast story (although I did like the part about Belle being an inventor).
Belle is a young girl who lives in a small town, working to teach young boys how to read and write at Sunday school. Outside of church, she works tirelessly to care for her Papa in their crumbing farmhouse as best she can. Taking any odd-job she can to make ends meet, it's no wonder that people dismiss her as what her reputation claims she is. A whore.
One day an announcement is posted up in the village square; every eligible Maiden between the ages of 16-25 shall put their name forth for special selection by the Lord and Lady of the nearby Castel Da Firenze. The conditions are that she will leave her current life behind forever. Not thinking she has a hope in Hell, Belle sends off her scroll and continues with her work.
When she is selected at the end of March no one is more shocked than Belle. However, she will only go to the castle as long as her conditions are met.How will she cope when she comes face-to-face with the truth behind the castle?
[Rating will change in later chapters.]
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There are wolves in the woods. Matthew learns this when a wild, red-eyed alpha abducts him to be his mate. Fortunately, the boy has a loving (overprotective) family, including a cousin who's a fey changeling and a trigger-happy twin brother. If Gilbert wants to claim Matthew, he'll have to learn how to be human first.
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Until The Stars Are All Alight (A Retelling of Cinderella) by Prince_Ofluff
Fandoms: The Hobbit - All Media Types, The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types
10 Mar 2019
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Thorin son of Thrain Crowned Prince Under the Mountain has two months to marry before he will be forced into an arranged marriage that could ruin Erebor. Though he secretly yearns for a love match a month of balls and feasts are a formidable obstacle for a dwarf with little patience for pageantry and courtiers. It will take the help of his loved ones, friends and a unlikely hobbit to help Thorin find his heart's match before time runs out.
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Fairy tail characters being used to re tell five Classic fairy tales by the Brothers Grimm but these are underated fairy tales that you may or may not be familiar with.
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Morgana is sick of finding things in her soup; it's the last night of the ball, and somebody is going to pay.
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Cinderella rewrite. Because fifteen minutes isn't always enough time to fall in love, a Fairy Godmother isn't a genie, and even a prince has to prove himself.