Plot: Once Upon A Dream ( A Sleeping Beauty/Cinderella AU )
The newborn Princess of Alemas, Muse A, is sent away to live in the woods following a threat on her life by the powerful Lady Tremaine. Tremaine promised that on Muse A’s 16th birthday, she will prick her finger on a spindle and fall into a sleep stronger than death. While no magic was promised, King Gerard choose to avoid the risk and sent his only daughter away with the three women whom his wife, the Queen, entrusted with Muse A’s life before she died following childbirth.
The women do their part raise and her into being a beautiful and soft-spoken young women with a bit of a wild streak, however, as per the king’s orders, refrain from informing her of her royal blood until word of Lady Tremaine’s death is delivered. But as the years and the deadline pass, the women decide to let Muse A have more freedom and explore the nearby waterfall.
It is there that she meets Muse B, the Prince of Taubard.
Muse B’s upbringing was nothing short of traditional, or rather, traditional for a future king. With no threats on his life and more freedom than what was probably safe, he often rode through the surrounding woods to clear his thoughts. All was going to plan on the warm spring day that he heard a maiden’s voice resounding off of the trees during one of his afternoon rides. Entranced by the angelic voice and the need to see who possessed it, he followed the sound to a waterfall where he found, what he assumed to be, a free spirited, peasant girl dancing.
Not missing a beat, he joined her and so began their friendship. It seems all the better to Muse B that she doesn’t seem to recognize him as the prince and instead treats him normally. Weeks pass and the two continue to meet by their waterfall, unbeknownst to King Francis who, upon the first mention of his son liking a peasant girl, dismissed the notion. Due to his duty to his father, and Muse A’s knack for coquettishly shying away from his serious romantic advances, Muse B tries to refrain from becoming too attached to Muse A and begrudgingly accepts that he’ll be forced to marry the princess from the neighboring kingdom of Alemas once she’s found.
Despite their doomed relationship, Muse B will often ask Muse A what she thinks of his kingdom, and she’ll give her opinion which he takes back to his father to help improve the kingdom. Months later, the king announces that Muse B will be picking a new bride at a ceremonial ball, seeing as King Gerard had yet to “find” his daughter. Excitedly, Muse B begs Muse A to attend the ball, and despite being instructed not to leave the forest by her three aunts, Muse A agrees.
Every night after midnight, Muse A forgets who Muse B is but faintly remembers him, as if from a dream.
