#audrey daughter of the sleeping beauty

[lsleofthelost]

didn’t i do it for you?

Descendants 3 // Regina Spektor - Samson // Jodi Lynn Anderson - Tiger Lily // ??? // Taylor Swift - right where you left me // Caleb Carr // David Levithan - The Lover’s Dictionary // Rhys Lewis - No Right to Love You // Sylvia Plath, to her friend Elizabeth Sigmund // Shenji Moon - The Anatomy of Being // Haruki Murakami - Sputnik sweetheart // Franz Kafka’s Diaries //

#descendants #descendants web weaving #descendants edit #audrey #audrey daughter of the sleeping beauty #mine*

[olithetalker]

Speculation: Why many people find Ben Florian unlikeable

Okay so just for the record, this is essentially an analysis post on the Disney series - Descendants. Specifically on the character of Ben Florian, but more so about the reception of his character and why I think people have responded to him the way they have. Gonna be fairly longish so yeah. Anyways, hope you enjoy! :)

Introduction

Pretty much ever since I first saw Descendants, I have been a huge fan of Ben. (Which is no secret if you've read my blog ;)). I think Mitchell Hope did a fantastic job with the character, and his performance really drove it home.

So it's always been quite... Confusing to me that so many people don't like his character. Tumblr isn't too anti Ben, but on YouTube videos and on TikTok, a lot of analysis around him is typically quite negative. The charms of the character that I see and that really make the series for me, really don't work on everyone. And that's something I've found very hard to understand.

But as of a conversation I have had with @hannahhook7744.. I had an epiphany. As to why this character just seems to be a breeze of annoyance to many. And I think the answer lies in tropes and expectations.

First let's talk a bit about another character, a fan favourite - Audrey Rose.

What role does the character of Audrey Rose play in feelings of spite toward Ben?

I think most dislike for Ben stems from the story of his ex girlfriend -Audrey. We get shown it to some extent in the first movie, but it's much more explicit in the third.

In Descendants 1, Ben and Audrey were together. And while under the influence of a love spell cast on him by protagonist Mal Bertha, he performs a love song to Mal in front of the entire school. Naturally humiliating Audrey and breaking her heart.

After the performance, Mal and Ben start dating each other, much to Audrey's understandable anger.

The movie ends with Ben and Mal happy together and everyone is delighted about it yada yada. And then we get an entire sequel where Audrey does not make a appearance.

It's then in Descendants 3 that she makes a comeback. We see that she and Ben have been friends since childhood, and that she's still hung up on him.

Then, again publicly, Ben proposes to Mal. Mal happily agrees and everyone is delighted, except of course, Audrey. She is further heartbroken by this.

The devastation Audrey feels from losing Ben to a girl who literally enchanted him, causes her to have a emotionally moving breakdown in her bedroom, singing "Queen of Mean", a song about heartbreak from rejection.... At least that's what it's about at first.

It then turns into a song of vengeance. Audrey swears revenge on Mal and Ben for the ordeal she has been put through. She takes Malificient's sceptre from the Auradon Museum, and it changes her look, style of talking etc etc. She's a new person. A person hellbent on getting even with the two people who are (intentionally or not) responsible for her heartbreak.

And that's where we enter - the tropes.

The Tropes

The kind of character arc Audrey has had is pretty common. A girl gets her heart broken by a guy. Maybe he cheats on her. Maybe he breaks up with her in a unfair manner (like in this case). And the girl decides to get even with the guy and the "other girl" who has taken her place in his life.

Except... Here's the thing.

Most of the time in this story archetype, the guy really is a heartbreaking douchey thob.

I mean think of any time you've seen this storyline other than Descendants. When is the guy who has dismissed the girl ever really portrayed in a decent light?

In this specific situation, it's not that simple. Yes, Ben did break up with Audrey by publicly humiliating her. And yes, that's extremely brutal. But he didn't choose to. He was acting under a mind controlling love spell.

But nonetheless, this is probably the only instance where the guy breaking the girl's heart like that genuinely was not his fault. It's pretty odd to get a situation where the guy cheating on the girl really didn't willingly do anything wrong. But nonetheless that's what this is.

Ultimately 9 times out of 10, the role Ben plays in this archetype storyline really is of the bad guy. And so it is very compelling to see this the same way. To overlook how at least as far as the break up incident itself, Ben was not at fault, and just see him as the jerk who hurt Audrey.

Audrey's story is also relatable to real life stories too

Another thing which sadly does not go in Ben's favour either, is that this kind of story isn't just found in fiction. Art reflects life, and what Audrey is unfortunate to experience, for the most part, is all too real.

Many people are unfortunate to get hurt by their partners in real life through things like cheating, or just something involving a "other girl/woman". And the pain from this.... Is not forgettable.

And so I think a revenge fantasy of hurting the unfaithful person and their new consort is very common.

Add onto that that lines Audrey speaks in D3 are written to be relatable and impactful. ("There's nothing to lose when you're lonely and friendless, I won't let another person take advantage of me, the anger burns my skin third degree, now my blood's boiling hotter than a fiery sea etc)

I think with that, it's all too easy for victims of these sort of situations to project their own case onto Audrey's. To see Ben the same way they see the guy who hurt them. And in some cases, to see Mal as how they see their homewrecker, and perhaps want to see her get hurt by Audrey too.

And in real life, there is no love spell that makes people cheat against their will, like there was for Ben. People in reality who do the thing that Ben did really are responsible for their hurtful actions.

So ultimately, the sorts of real life people Ben is being associated to by viewers, aren't particularly decent.

Also, the revelation that Ben and Audrey are childhood friends just exaggerates all these feelings. The people who have been hurt by partners who actually had significant meaning to them are the ones who will naturally relate to Audrey most. And again, project their own experiences onto this girl and the people in her life.

The mistake Ben DID make; wrong but taken out of proportion

Ultimately, while what Spell!Ben did is the sort of thing that gets done all the time irl, it is also pretty evident that as I keep saying; he wasn't in control of himself when he did it. So for many people, even the ones who can relate to Audrey, that fact will be acknowledged.

But the truth is, there is a mistake Ben made. After the love spell was lifted, Ben never went to see Audrey to comfort her after what happened. No doubt that inaction would have fuelled the already existing heartbreak. I mean if Ben had had a word with her, maybe he could have given her closure and made her feel better. But he didn't.

There is no justification for this. Ben was in the wrong for this failure.

But it should also be considered that Ben isn't a 40 year old man who has just left his wife of 10 years. He is a teenager. He is still developing in terms of maturity.

Communication, especially about difficult topics, isn't something teenagers are the best at. I mean if Ben were to approach Audrey, we can tell that it would have clearly been very understandably awkward for him (again, not an excuse, but a point to consider). I mean, if you had just done something so awful to your childhood friend/ex girlfriend, regardless of whether or not it was your fault, approaching someone who you'd expect is probably very angry about it is quite unnerving.

But none of these factors would be considered by a lot of audience members, and for understandable reason:

Because of the tropes, expectations and their personal experiences, they are pre set to see Ben in a negative light. So the thing he WAS wrong for, they understandably will find it harder to empathize with and see from his perspective.

#disney descendants #disney's descendants #disneys descendants #ben descendants #descendants ben #ben florian #ben son of belle and beast #ben son of beauty and the beast #audrey descendants #descendants audrey #audrey rose #audrey daughter of aurora and philip #audrey daughter of sleeping beauty #character analysis #meta

[piratecore-art]

Audrey! Working on that fic (;

#audrey descendants #Audrey daughter of sleeping beauty #descendants 2 #disney descendants #cheerleader

[hitchell-mope]

(After Audrey says yet another thing that pisses Mal off)

Mal: YOU TAKE THAT BACK YOU FUCKING BITCH OR I’LL SLIT YOU OPEN LIKE FUCKING BAGUETTE!!!!

Ben (carrying Mal’s legs): no you won’t

Jay (carrying Mal’s arms): not until you’ve had something to eat first, at least.

Evie (watching the chaos): why do you never carry me like that?

Doug: because you’re unbelievably ticklish under your armpits, around your hips and behind your knees

Evie: oh yeah. That.

#disney descendants #mal bertha #ben florian #bal #ben x mal #mal x ben #benmal #malben #dragon king #jay son of jafar #maljay #benjay #benjaymal #evie grimhilde #doug son of dopey #devie #anti audrey daughter of sleeping beauty

[ginnyrules27]

Your unpopular opinions on Descendants?

Oh boy, here we go. I fully expect to be excommunicated from the fandom for this...

-Mal gets too much hate from the fandom, especially for her D1 actions. I get she's not a perfect character (especially concerning some of her actions in the books) but the fandom seems to be too willing to forgive Audrey for her actions in D3 because of what Leah said to her and yet ignore Mal's line regarding her and her friends/allies fate if they didn't get the wand:

'Oh no, we are definitely goners'

As well, Mal was raised in a hostile environment--yes she had a slightly better life on the Isle being Maleficent's daughter but she still lived on the Isle just like Evie, Carlos, and Jay did. As well, she's lived her entire life trying to be her mother. She's not going to just flip a switch because she's away from her abusive environment.

-If anyone's a Mary Sue, it's Audrey. I've seen way too many people say Mal's a Mary Sue because her mom's Maleficent and her dad's Hades so that makes her OP but the most powerful magic we saw her do was her dragon transformation. Meanwhile, Princess Never Use or Have a Drop of Magic in Her Life is suddenly using Maleficent's scepter to the point where she can curse people with it? Enchant boards and suits of armor in other locations?

-Evie. And. Doug. Should. Not. Be. True. Love. I will die on this hill--people call Bal toxic because of the love potion and the attempted memory wipe, but they ignore 'Are you stalking me? technically yes' and Doug's actions in D2 should have removed the True Love label from Bevie, especially since stalking's a real-life issue that I really can't believe was turned into a joke (but then again HSM2 introduced kids to workplace harassment without realizing it)

-This is a petty one but where's Mal's, Jay's, Carlos', and Evie's thank you for facing off against Maleficent? These are a seventeen-year-old, two sixteen-year-olds, and a fourteen-year-old facing off against The Mistress of All Evil and there's not a one on-screen thank you? In Wicked World, Mal even had to remind people she 'turned [her] mother into a gecko for you people' when she was accused of CJ's mischief before the Neon Light's Ball/when Ben got captured.

-On the subject of Wicked World...tie it in better with the movies. Especially season one. It...was completely pointless and both seasons could have been used to bridge the gaps between movies

-Audrey should not have been the wedding planner for Mal and Ben's wedding. I'm sorry, it's a cute idea and all and calls back to how Audrey planned Cotillion in the years before D2 but planning someone's wedding should not be an apology/trying to get back into the kingdom's good graces after not only throwing a coup but knowingly turning your ex into his worst fear.

-Also I liked the private ceremony. I thought it was more 'Ben and Mal' and fit their characters!

So yeah...those are my unpopular Descendants opinions!

#responding to ask box #ask box #answering ask box #not audrey daughter of sleeping beauty friendly #not devie friendly #mal bertha friendly

[descendantofthesparrow]

PBTP; isle look redesign

LOOK AT IT, LOOK AT IT, ITS NO LONGER A MESS OF LEATHER, BLUE AND PINK, ITS LIKE-AN ACTUAL OUTFIT NOW, LOOK AT DA SHOES~!!!

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THE FUCKING DIFFERENCE IN LIKE-EVERYTHING 

@musicarose​ 

#disney descendants #prince behind the pirate #harry hook x reader #daughter of sleeping beauty reader #audrey descendants #art #my art #its fashionable #AND #functional now~

[jasontoddssuper]

Pjo+ was a mistake cause now either Annabeth's gonna be a Mean Black GirlTM to poor white girl Rachel because they like the same guy like it's Descendants all over again or the show is gonna pit two woc against eachother over a fucking white boy who one of them(Annabeth)has no reason to be attracted to.We really can't win huh

Idk why would seeing as i'm saying their ship is bad but Perc*beths don't interact and also deactivate💖

#if they fix it then great!but this is rick AND disney so i don't have much hope #annabeth chase #leah jeffries #rachel elizabeth dare #black rachel dare #nigerian rachel dare #that's my headcanon but all rachel's of color are valid #anti percabeth #lesbiannabeth #rr crit #pjo+ #letters from summer #audrey daughter of sleeping beauty #uma daughter of ursula #i'm black tag

[dragoneyes618]

I often feel I am misunderstood.

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An introspection of Queen Leah.

#descendants #disney descendants #the isle of the lost #queen leah #mal descendants #mal daughter of maleficent #audrey rose #princess audrey #aurora #sleeping beauty

[emberwritesinsight]

Fully convinced Mal wouldn't have disliked Audrey nearly as much as she did if Audrey hadn't immediately announced that she was Aurora's daughter. On the limo ride over, she responds positively to the driver's rudeness- Mal likes (or at least respects) people who are mean to her.

Currently imagining an AU where Mal doesn't know Audrey is Sleeping Beauty's kid (maybe Audrey is keeping it a secret from her for whatever reason, maybe cicumstances conspire to make sure she doesn't find out), so she just thinks of Audrey as "random princess with a petty streak" and she loves it tbh. Thank you, random princess, for being mean, it reminds her of home. Makes her feel alive in this pastel hell. Audrey is confused and frustrated by the fact that Mal seems to enjoy her hostility so much.

Ben, however, takes it as a good sign. So, when Audrey complains to him about Mal helping girls speedrun hair styling, he suggests that she take it up with Mal directly because hey, Mal seems to like her. Audrey does not like this idea At All, but she also wants to humor her boyfriend and she's pretty sure Mal's not going to kill her on campus, so she does it. She marches up to Mal's room and demands politely requests that Mal stop giving magic makeovers because goshdarnit, where does that leave those of us who are pretty through genes and work, huh?

Mal is delighted to learn that Audrey is 1) insecure about her position as The Prettiest and 2) is this willing to defend it. That's villainous motivation material, baby! This princess isn't just entertaining, she's potentially useful! And she has ties to the future king. At this point, Evie also takes an interest, because. You know. These kinds of hangups are more or less the entire reason Evie's mom is Like That.

Audrey has a very, very bad feeling about this.

#audrey descendants #mal bertha #evie grimhilde #(I'd put her under 'audrey rose' but more than one character has that name so it could get confusing) #disney descendants #audrey will be experiencing Turmoil and mal will be watching like 'hell yeah be your worst self' #evie and audrey's dynamic would also be interesting. #they both put a lot of stock in beauty and landing a prince because of family pressure #Lots of recognition of the self through the other (neutral on Evie's end. 400% derogatory on Audrey's)

[masterfox7]

someone can please talk abuot this scene?

Audrey: Hey! You’re Maleficent’s daughter, aren’t you? Yeah, you know what? I totally do not blame you for your mother trying to kill my parents and stuff. Oh, my mom’s Aurora. Sleeping-

translate: Hi, I just wanted you to know, my partner might want to give you a chance, but I don't trust you because you are being raised by the woman who cursed my mom when she was a freaking tiny baby, captured my dad and verbally abused him, and caused a lot of pain to my grandparents and my parents .

Mal: Beauty! Yeah, I’ve heard the name. You know, and I totally do not blame your grandparents for inviting everyone in the whole world but my mother to their stupid christening.

translate: Yes, but she did it because you disrespected her. This is a completely justified reason to curse a baby who is, like, about a month old.

#mal descendants #disney descendants #Audrey descendants #Audrey deserves better #Anti Mal Bertha #English is not my first language

[starlightshadowsworld]

I do find it somewhat hilarious that as much as Audrey's mum is bought up in the first Decendants movie.... As far as I can recall she never actually shows up.

I love the idea that Briar Rose was just all for the villian's coming over.

Grandma Rose and Audrey vitriol against Mal is silenced by Briar just politely shaking Mal's hand.

Mal is absolutely confused as is everyone else.Her mums arch nemises is here, happily chatting and doing a bit of embroidery.

"You're sleeping beauty?" Asked Mal, not even able to disguise the confusion in her voice. "Sure am, but you can just call me Briar." Said Sleeping Beauty, Briar.

She chuckled but it wasn't cruel or rude, more amused than anything else.

"You weren't expecting this were you?" She asks kindly. Mal nods, especially given Audrey and her grandma's anger, she wasn't expecting Sleeping Beauty to be so... Nice to her.

And it wasn't the same seemingly false niceness of Fairy Godmother. But something genuine, kind of like Ben.

"I figured you'd be angrier..." Tests Mal, not lowering her guard. Briar smiles "I've had a lot of time to think things over, and well that nap may have been my blessing in disguise."

She looks over at her mother and daughter, who are still frozen in suprise.

"I wouldn't have my darling daughter or husband otherwise." She looks back at Mal. "Besides, you've done me no wrong that was all your mum."

She says it like it's easy, like she truly believes it. "I voted for Ben's idea, I believe his judgement and well I wouldn't want my daughter judged for my mistakes. Why should anyone else?"

Mal let that sink in before asking "your mistakes?" Briar grinned, mischief glinting in her eyes. "Dear I was practically immortal before I pricked my finger. You think I didn't take advantage of that?"

Mal felt herself grinning "tell me everything."

(Audrey watches in horror for all of 5 seconds before pulling up her own chair.

"Don't forget the one with the pies mum!"

"I'm getting to it dear.")

#mal bertha #audrey rose #briar rose #sleeping beauty #disneys descendants #decendants #mal descendants

[musicoftheheart]

oh my god

i just realised that audrey puts everyone to sleep in descendants 3 because shes sleeping beauty's daughter it makes so much sense now

#descendants #descendants 3 #disney #disney descendants

[olithetalker]

Why I think Chad Charming is even worse than he seems

Needed warning: Not Chad friendly. If you are a fan of his, please proceed to read with caution.

I've noticed on Tumblr, Chad is a fairly popular icon. And that in itself isn't really an issue. Many people like characters that I don't, and that's okay. And I'm sure many people dislike characters that I do like.

But at the same time.... People appreciate certain aspects of his character that I personally feel uncomfortable with. And in this post I will explain what those aspects are and why.

His friendship with Audrey is actually quite troubling to me

Chad and Audrey's friendship, often named "Chaudrey" is quite well liked. I.... Find it a bit shady.

When I first watched through Descendants, I wasn't under the impression that we were supposed to take Chad's romantic feelings for Audrey seriously. I thought it was more of a joke that he had a crush on her and was ridiculous about it, so more of a comic relief thing than a serious aspect of the story.

But I've heard that in Audrey's Diary it says that after Audrey's breakup with Ben and humiliation, Chad was very much there for her and was supportive.

Big red flag.

What I find troubling about this is that it's during this very specific period of Audrey's life, that all of a sudden Chad is being so doting. As a guy myself, I would be somewhat suspicious of a dude who fancies a girl suddenly being very attentive and comforting to her after a breakup, suspicious that maybe it's just him trying to slip through and become her new boyfriend.

Of course it would be ridiculous to say that this is a general rule. Of course there would be guys in Chad's situation who genuinely would just want to be there for a friend in need. Maybe it really is that case with him.

But here's the thing.... Knowing Chad, would a logical conclusion really be that his intentions here were pure?

In School of Secrets, its shown that Chad was dating 11 girls at the same time.

In Descendants 2, we see that Chad actually holds somewhat sexist views on women.

And in Descendants 1, we can all remember how he was more than happy to pretend to be romantic toward Evie to just get her to do things for him, and then sold her out when it suited him.

In a way, whether or not Chad's comfort toward Audrey is sincere is a bit beside the point. At the end of the day, suppose you knew a guy with a similar personality and history as Chad's suddenly being a super friend to a girl he liked when she had just broken up with her boyfriend and was devastated about it. Would you not find him shady? Why should Audrey be any different to him than the other 11 girls he clearly fancied? What really indicates that he isn't using similar charms and manipulation that he used on Evie?

And this interpretation kinda is furthered to me by my next point.

2. In a way... Chad takes advantage of Audrey while she is mentally unwell

Descendants 3 on the surface seems as if Audrey is cruel to Chad and he is the poor victim.

But... Let's again, analyse this from a logical perspective, in oppose to the perspective the writers intend for us to take:

Audrey gets taken control of by the sceptre. It plays on her thoughts, her insecurities, and mental damage to turn her into this pink demon figure. It's messing with her brain.

Chad sees Audrey like this, and rather than act with concern that she is not being herself.... He actually genuinely sees this as an opportunity for him. He rushes toward her and offers to become her boyfriend (no seriously watch the scene, he does), or her sidekick, and also offers his support in whatever it is she is planning to do.

He's not worried for her. Not at all. He's *delighted* with this turn of events. Is this really the behaviour of a loyal best friend who cares deeply for this girl? Or the behaviour of a guy who is more than willing to take advantage of her situation to potentially become her man?

Contrast this with Ben's response when Audrey confronts him. He is concerned for her. He knows she isn't being herself. He immediately puts two and two together that she is under a spell and offers his help. How messed up is it that her ex boyfriend who she hasn't seen for an entire year is behaving more caring to her than her best friend?

It could be argued that Chad offering his help to Audrey is to be seen as him simply being afraid that she would put him under the sleeping spell unless he was of use to her. But look at his body language, his lines, and his attitude in the scene. Does it really seem like he is scared for his life? Or does it seem like he's happy?

Not to mention, even as she batters and intimidates him throughout the film, he still doesn't give up trying to get a date with her. At one point, rather than show self preservation instincts and go along with her quietly, he asks if they can hang out at his place. So... Even if he was afraid, would it really change him trying to pull this off?

If a true friend sees you making questionable decisions and not being yourself, they try to steer you back to the right path, they try to find out what's going on with you so they can help appropriately. Chad does neither of these things.

3. He is a hypocrite towards Ben

Okay this one is a bit more speculative. It could just be my protectiveness of Ben talking, but in D3, when Ben says it has been beneficial to Auradon for the VKs to live in it, Chad yells "yeah, especially for you!". Considering that Chad is standing by Audrey as he says this and it seems bitter, I get the impression that he is calling Ben out for Audrey's heartbreak.

And I get it, Ben didn't speak to Audrey after the love spell came off him. That wasn't acceptable.

But... As I said in my previous post, of all the people in the series, is Chad really one to throw stones here?

First of all, as of my aforementioned suspicions of his character's motives, I would find it more believable that this would not be anger at Ben for the idea that he has *hurt* Audrey, but rather envy of him being king and having formerly been Audrey's boyfriend. And using the fallout of the stadium performance as a self righteous justification.

Secondly, even if I were to give him the benefit of the doubt that he is mad at Ben for the right reasons..... He has no room to talk here. Chad literally has cheated on multiple girls, led on and manipulated Evie and just treats girls like utter trash. Ben's one situation of questionable neglect of Audrey is absolutely nothing compared to the hijinks Chad has pulled throughout the franchise.

Just for the record, I'm unsure the phrase "taking advantage of" can apply to a situation not involving sexual abuse. I'm pretty sure it can, but just in case I'm wrong there, please hold me accountable so I can correct it. Thank you.

#anti chad charming #anti chad descendants #anti descendants chad #anti chad #anti chaudrey #descendants audrey #audrey descendants #audrey daughter of aurora #audrey daughter of sleeping beauty

[dancingsunflowers-ocs]

𝙊𝘾 𝙉𝙀𝙒 𝙔𝙀𝘼𝙍𝙎 𝘾𝙃𝘼𝙇𝙇𝙀𝙉𝙂𝙀 2023: 𝘋𝘢𝘺 𝘛𝘸𝘰: 𝘐 𝘗𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘜𝘱 𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘭 𝘕𝘪𝘤𝘦

Sometimes we get tired or bored of an oc or an edit, but there still things we love about them. To reignite our love for these things, we’re going to revise and revamp. Choose an oc, a story, or an edit to to refine and enhance to its fullest potential.

↳ 𝘔𝘢𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘦 𝘗𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘴 𝘹 𝘌𝘷𝘪𝘦 𝘎𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘦 > 𝙈𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙚 𝙋𝙤𝙥𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙨 𝙭 𝙅𝙖𝙣𝙚 𝙂𝙤𝙙𝙢𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧

Millie Poppins was, without a doubt, reckless.

She figured it was due to the fact that her mother was Mary Poppins. Perhaps her father, who was a man from London named Bert, who was a jack-of-all-trades, also had a part to play, teaching her to always enjoy life to the max. Either way, she was reckless and the whole damn town of Auradon knew it.

When one of her pranks goes wrong, her mother knew it was right time she enrolled her mischievous daughter to Auradon Prep, but unfortunately straight-away due to her reputation - Millie felt like an outcast for the first time in her life. She made of the most of her school years playing pranks on those who piss her off like she loved to do, especially on Audrey, the daughter of Sleeping Beauty.

Soon the kindhearted son of Queen Belle and King Beast saw an opportunity to pair her up with the shy daughter of the fairy godmother named Jane Godmother, to help her build up her confidence. Millie thought this might’ve been meant to be - after all, her godmother was named Jane Banks. Something that never even crossed her mind was falling in love with her new friend in the meanwhile.

✨ Taglist: @carmens-garden @eddysocs @faerieroyal @daughter-of-melpomene @megandaisy9 @misshiraethsworld @arrthurpendragon ✨

#onyc23 #ocappreciation #ocapp #queerocs #ocfairygodmother #disney descendants #disney oc #disney descendants oc #fyeahdisneydescendantsocs #oc: millie poppins #fd: descendants

[hitchell-mope]

Audrey: In a way, aren't we all responsible for my actions?

Lonnie: nope. Just you.

#disney descendants #li lonnie #anti audrey daughter of sleeping beauty #source: twitter

[dani-luminae]

Ripping off EAH is a bad idea. The makers WILL sue!!

Bold of you to assume that Mattel cares about the franchise they gave up on. It's not even a candidate for rebooting like Monster High.

Also can we stop acting like EAH was some treasured passion project of a struggling indie developer or something? It's owned by Mattel! The company that just put out the Barbie movie! The company literally could not be doing better.

Besides. “Daughter of the Queen of Hearts” and “daughter of Cinderella” aren’t copyrighted by Mattel (in fact, Darling Charming isn’t the daughter of Cinderella! The EAH Charming family specifically has no relation to Cinderella.) There’s enough established in Descendants to argue that all similarities are just coincidence. Sporty girls with swords? Done before (see: Lonnie in the second movie.) Besides, Lizzie and Darling never actually had an adventure together I think...

There's also that Ever After High isn’t the only “school for children of fairy tales” there is. There's The School for Good and Evil (a six-book series likely more well-known for an astoundingly subpar Netflix adaptation) and Regal Academy, among others. EAH vs. Descendants aside, no company *owns* the idea of “school for fairy-tale/public-domain characters kids.”

Which, yes, literally all the parents of EAH are public domain. Disney had the opportunity for using Disney trademark names like Maleficent, Lady Tremaine, etc. but their character bases are still public domain (Sleeping Beauty’s 13th fairy and Cinderella’s stepmother, respectively.) Descendants also gets to involve some Disney-specific tales like 101 Dalmatians. But EAH also got to pull in some tales that Disney never covered, like Jack and the Beanstalk (...whatever happened to that Gigantic movie?), Goldilocks and the Three Bears, and Thumbelina.

Also if you expect me to believe that some EAH designs weren’t Disney ripoffs to begin with, no. Because look at this:

This is original concept art for Rosabella Beauty, daughter of Beauty and the Beast! But wanna see what she looks like in the actual cartoon?

Oh would you look at that!!! I wonder why they gave her brown hair suddenly but so clearly wanted to keep the yellow scheme! Couldn't possibly be because they wanted people to think of Disney's Belle, right?????

And also:

Purple? Check. High collar? Check. Menacing accessories? Check. Significant widow's peak with spiky crown? Double check. Also Raven's actual mother in the series looks like this:

And not actually, you know, like Raven.

EAH was also relying on a healthy handful of Disney ripoff designs to get their characters noticed. It shows. Not to mention the entirety of Epic Winter clearly banking on the Frozen craze because it didn't even get "The Snow Queen" story right.

(And sure, Descendants featured some designs that were a little bit too close to EAH, see: Mal's purple Cotillion gown vs. Raven's Thronecoming gown, evil!Audrey's entire color scheme compared to Spring Unsprung Briar, etc.)

Doesn't mean that mocking it is a classy move on Disney's part, but unless they're stupid enough to straight-up use a patented name from EAH, I highly doubt Mattel can or will do anything about it.

#eah also sucked i don't know why people act like its superior #it might have ran for longer but the continuity still suffered #that being said. BOTH FRANCHISES ARE DIFFERENT AND HAVE THEIR OWN GOOD POINTS #both franchises were also made for children and not meant to be examined with critical thinking skills lol #anyways. for the best version of either read 'the school for good and evil' books by soman chainini! #love spells are explicitly useless and the main couple actually has a believable plot #trauma!!! is actually discussed/talked about!!!!! #...if you can stand sophie's arrogance that is