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⸻ a dependent blog for GRIMMERTALES written by lu ( twenty-five+, she / her, gmt )

introducing faye darlowe ( tinkerbell ) & rowena woods ( red riding hood )

BOB'S BURGERS 3.18 — It Snakes a Village

GHOSTED (2023) dir. Dexter Fletcher

⸻ king roberon cole welcomes rowena "red" woods to fabletown—or, as they were once known, little red riding hood from little red riding hood / grimm's tales. before the magic mirror, they come glamoured in the mirage of a lucky red ribbon tangled in her fingers, her eyes tracing the city skyline as she hums a quiet hum of something forgotten and lingering in the dark / a laughter that echoes like a warning ⸻ sweet, melodic, yet laced with something dangerous, sound that invites but doesn’t promise safety / cigarette burns down between fingers, smoke curling like a spell in the air. blue eyes stare at the world but the mind is somewhere else, lost in thoughts too heavy for daylight / hair is a storm, unruly and wild ⸻ waves of deep brown that tumble and twist as if they were spun from the earth itself and yet wraps around like an embrace. the tale from which they hail exalted their resilience and wit, but decried their stubborness and calousness in equal measure. no matter; this time, they shall write their own. in accordance with the fabletown compact, they are granted amnesty for any and all transgressions, even that which is little known: unbeknownst to red, her grandmother's warning to always wear red was a shield against a curse cast on her by a magical being in the forest. as long as she wears the red, her heart remains whole, and her soul anchored, and without it, she would slowly fade away.

DOSSIER & WANTED DYNAMICS

impatient  bartender  leaves  their  place  of  work  before  they  are  roped  into  doing  the  final  steps  of  closing  up,  night  plans  already  sent  down  the  drain.  faye  would  be  lying  if  they  said  they  are  looking  forward  to  this  empty  headed  meeting  of  all  of  fabletown  ━━  a  gala  to  make  them  all  forget  that  their  little  safe  haven  might  not  be  as  safe  after  all.  if  nothing  else,  tink  is  looking  forward  to  whatever  drama  other  fables  might  cook  up  (  and  it  might  make  up  for  the  lack  of  good  entertainment  ).

familiar  figure  catches  the  fairy's  eyes  and,  for  half  a  beat,  faye  considers  merely  walking  past  and  ignoring  the  other's  existence.  and  then,  he  speaks.  "the  celebration  hasn't  even  started  and  you're  already  speaking  like  you're  on  your  third  glass  of  wine,  debbie  downer."  as  if  faye  has  any  qualms  with  the  thoughts  lancelot  is  sharing  ━━  it's  not  like  he's  the  only  one.

"if  any  mundanes  came  tomorrow,  i  think  we'd  be  alright.  i'm  not  above  kicking  someone  in  the  crotch.  and  i  found  a  cute  butterfly  knife  i'm  just  dying  to  use."  morality  is  far  too  expensive  these  days.  if  mundanes  came  looking  for  a  fight,  who  could  blame  the  fables  for  rising  to  the  occasion?  "what  would  you  do?"

mise  en  scenè  ⸺  the  crooked  mile,  at  the  juncture  between  the  open  arms  hotel  and  the  lucky  pawn,  an  hour  before  sunset.

in  a  few  hours,  fables  from  each  parcel  of  their  sequestered  town  will  march  their  inexorable  way  to  the  woodland  in  the  opaque  night,  beneath  the  cool  balm  of  stars.  the  sun  will  slope  beneath  the  horizon—the  world  aflame,  then  put  out  as  if  drowned—and  the  shoulders  of  the  sky  will  falter,  will  capitulate  to  the  black  sails  of  darkness.  the  day’s  light,  extinguished  in  but  a  short  breath,  a  short-lived  exhalation  of  time.

natural  occurrences  still  startle  lancelot,  but  he  supposes  it  is  to  be  expected,  even  excused:  after  all,  he  was  only  recently  roused  from  an  interminable  stupor.  hanging  from  a  tree  for  the  better  part  of  four  centuries  will  do  that  to  you,  king  cole  had  said.  the  symbol  of  death  marks  him  still;  no  signet  of  valiance  or  virtue  or  the  life  he  paraded  and  prided  himself  in  when  camelot  still  stood  tall  and  unfallen.  no  fate  could  be  so  final  and  so  essentially  pathetic.  nothing,  not  even  the  glory  of  a  name,  could  absolutely  survive  death.

this  world,  this  mundane  world,  had  prevailed  and  thrived  long  before  the  fables  arrived.  it  will  continue  to  do  so  long  after  they  are  gone.  one  way  or  another,  he  thinks.  how  long  before  their  magic  is  depleted?  before  the  cardinal  bond  between  birthplace  and  creation  is  severed  completely?  until  no  one  who  has  entered  the  heart  of  their  collective  tale  can  remember  it,  can  pass  it  on?

for  now,  he  waits,  a  sombre  sentry  hemmed  in  between  the  open  arms  and  the  lucky  pawn.  the  fleet  of  footsteps  draws  neither  his  eye  nor  his  ear,  but  he  inclines  his  head  nonetheless.  “for  how  long  do  you  think  we’ll  remain  hidden?  another  decade?  another  century?  tomorrow,  perhaps,  we’ll  wake  to  the  mundane  authority  storming  our  homes.”

RILEY KEOUGH as DAISY JONES DAISY JONES & THE SIX (2023) Track 3: Someone Saved My Life Tonight

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