Bendy8me

A young woman is imprisoned in a castle by a monstrously formed prince. The servants of the castle hope for them to fall in love, and when the spell is broken they assume their prayers have been answered. They are all surprised, but nonetheless pleased, when it is revealed to them that the young woman and prince are the truest of friends, and nothing more.

They say the kingdom is ruled by an evil queen, a woman who is incapable of loving. She is unmarried, she has no consorts, and she wishes for no partner. She is the wretched queen, the heartless queen. She must hate her daughter, for her daughter is beautiful, and women are incapable of liking another woman who’s prettier than themselves. It must be for this reason that the princess was sent away, not for how she was attacked by a man in the woods. They say the kingdom is ruled by an evil queen because she cannot love. The queen loves her daughter, and that is enough for them both.

There lives a prince who is forced to choose a bride at the ball. He meets many beautiful women, but find none which he loves. He spies one in a gorgeous gown and wonder in her eyes, and he dances with her all night long. The kingdom is sure he has found his bride. When the clock strikes midnight he tells her how he will never love a woman, or a man, in the way he is expected to. The beautiful woman smiles and tells him she expects nothing from him. The next morning the prince and the beautiful woman are missing, having run off together to see the world. They leave their shoes behind in their haste.

exist. It doesn’t all have

to be romantic.

Those with long-term/worsened disabilities because of their parents telling them to just work through it/get over it/"it's not that bad"

Those with disabilities stemming from childhood abuse

Those who know that they're disabled or suspect such, but can't get it diagnosed or checked out because of their parents/guardians disapproving

Those who know/suspect that they're disabled, but won't be diagnosed or checked out because they're "too young"

Those who struggle in or had to drop out of the harsh and mostly unaccommodating school system because of their disability or disabilities

Those who were lied to or not told they were disabled growing up so they could be raised "normal"

Those who have their privacy and autonomy violated as a combination of being disabled and being a child, as both of those groups are seen as not deserving their autonomy

Those who are disabled or had their disability (or disabilities) worsened because of the school system pushing them too far

Those who feel that they can never be one of the "normal" kids and that they'll always be isolated because of their disability or disabilities

Disabled folks who don't know or didn't know much about their disability as a kid because doctors would only explain to the parents/caretakers and no one bothered to talk to you

All disabled children having to deal with the intersectuality of being oppressed by both ableism and adultism.

"You are not allowed to make any content containing this ship even if you do it in private communities. I will have people who search out and report back if you do it in secret and I will ban you" <- Controlling rule. Fuck that. Anne Rice tried that BS in the early 2000s.

hiya! thank you for asking! i don't have a chart like a lot of folks have done, but i can make one sometime soon. it all boils down to:

my characters are totally fine to be shipped!

feel free to engage with my characters in art/fanfic/etc however you would like, i just ask that it's tagged correctly (or not tagged at all? i'm honestly new to this, specifically tumblr, and am open to feedback on the best course of action! if there are tags i should block to give the fandom their proper space, please let me know)

if i can be candid and a little personal, i think i was struggling with some character bleed and taking things a bit hard mentally for a bit, just due to how i share a name with my character and play her alllll the time. but ultimately that is on me to handle and navigate on my own! i am infinitely grateful for the support and love for my character and don't want to get in the way of anyone engaging with the media i create. how i've been letting things weigh on me is not for anyone else to fix, just for me to work through on my own!

i'm incredibly sorry if my feelings on it have ever been unclear, i've been thinking a lot about it recently and realized a lot of it boils down to me just needing to take a step back and stay in my lane. i think i've given the wrong impression at times, and i apologize for that. a lot of my feelings have just been spurred on by external anxiety and pressures, it has nothing to do with how any of the fandom has interacted with my characters. it's just stress that was weighing on me and the pressure i put on myself! i want to create stories and a space that people feel they can engage with, so if there is anything else i can do to facilitate that, i am very open to feedback.

i'm so sorry for such a hefty ramble, i hope this all makes sense! and again, if you have any further questions or want more clarification please ask me! i want to support this space however i can.

EDIT: to tack on because i don't want to re-edit this post every time i overthink about my wording (it's a perpetual problem for me, i'm a chronic overthinker)

But I’m still stuck on that opening phrase because…what? I am so confused by how people view interactions on tumblr & AO3 these days. Let me make it very clear for anyone who is unsure:

CREATORS WANT YOU TO INTERACT WITH THEIR WORK.

The limit does not exist on how many of their works you can interact with in a certain period.

If you like every fic they’ve ever written? Then feel free to give them all kudos and even leave a comment on every single one if you feel inclined! If you’re going through someone’s blog and you vibe with every post, like/reblog to your heart’s content!

As long as you’re not expecting something back from them or adding a ton of irrelevant comments, it’s not spam! It’s what this is all about!! I’m not even much of a creator and I still feel a huge sense of pride when I see a ton of notifications in a row from a person, as it clearly shows they thought my blog was worth spending time on.