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Darling’s Author-Blessed Christmas Adventure

To: @eah-royal-ouat

From: @claws-of-fame

Hi penny! Apologies for lateness, but I just HAD to make sure your gift was right. Happy Holidays!

SUMMARY: Darling runs into many snags in her quest to get Chase something sweet for the holidays.

RATING: T for swears

SHIPS: Darling/Chase (main), OC ships are mentioned

Darling was absolutely, positively, INSANELY stumped. She was standing outside a bustling market that was held in a warehouse building, in the heavy snow currently blanketing Ever After and the Village of Book End.

Her fur platform boots crunched the snow underneath as she shifted back and forth on both feet, nervously waiting on her map app to load on her MirrorPhone (which was getting absolutely pelted with snow.) She was SUPPOSED to shop for a gift for her boyfriend, Chase, but nothing was quite hitting the mark on what she had in mind. Chase mentioned he wanted something “dark and sweet and a little bit creepy”, and at first, it was chocolate in her mind. She instantly thought of her favorite: Antoinette’s Beach Day. A dark chocolate and sea salt bark with rose water and tea, made by a specific chocolatier in the D’Aulnoy District (which was, admittedly, the rich girl district. Don’t blame Darling, she has expensive taste.) Her friend Tia worked at that chocolatier, but the lines were SO long, owing to the rush, and when Tia saw her, all she could do was shrug apologetically and promise her some of it reserved for the day after Christmas. Darling could do nothing but sigh and smile apologetically as well, before she walked out the door and tried to find another store. The next one was a book. It was a gothic romance novel that she had recommended to her by an acquaintance she met in an all grades class of Heroics (was her name Lala? Darling forgets, but she had very good form with a traditional Filipino sword, and fought in a blazer. Her kind of girl.) It was about a vampire and a werewolf, set in the misty mountains of Romania, in the 1800s. “Very cheesy goth romance,” Lala had said, but she recommended it for a nice couple’s gift, so Darling set out for the bookstore in Poe Street. Unfortunately for her, that bookstore has magically moved, as she found a cafe instead; the cafe had a poster that said; “Greetings Nevermore Ink Customers; we have magically moved this week to the Midnight Bazaar in the Enchanted Forest for our Holiday Week. Try out the newest drinks at our sister store Lenore’s Cores, and Quoth The Ravenne; ‘The Velvet Dark Latte is dee-lish.’” At that point, Darling sighed to herself… but treated herself to some coffee since it was colder than the Ice Queen’s domain in Book End. A welcome change of pace from her sugary sweet drinks. (And frankly? That Velvet Dark Latte was absolutely delicious. If not a bit too dark for her tastes. She hated strong coffee.) Her search led her to seek out Fabled Freaks, a record store tucked into the Industrial District. She barely found it, only being beckoned in by a tall girl with jade green streaks in her pigtails and an intimidating aura. Getting inside, she was greeted by gorgeously grungy interiors, with neon signs and racks on racks on racks on racks of vinyl records, CDs, and cassette tapes, arranged by genre and by alphabetical order. The girl (Yaling, she said, and she suddenly remembered she was one of the Jade Emperor’s kids in Ever After High; she didn’t even work at the store but essentially knew everything in the store at that point) listened as Darling mentioned Chase’s favorite genres, and looked through the racks to find some music that fit, but

unfortunately for Darling, she couldn’t play any of these with her own setups AND it didn’t click as a proper gift. But she got Chase a bunch of cassettes anyway, as she was sure he had a cassette tape player tucked in his messy dorm room. Yaling smiled at her and led her to the cashier, and as Darling paid, she gave her a tip that she was very thankful for. “You’re Chase’s girlfriend, right? I know that lil’ guy, he’s been getting into darker goth stuff recently, but he’s still a sweet baby. You should get him a DVD and stuffed toy set of Nightmare Before Christmas. Heard the goth store at Market District has it, but you gotta move quickly, those sell out pretty fast. Good luck out there, Darling.” In the present moment, Darling smiled as she remembered the tip, and looked back at her phone. The map app showed that the store Yaling mentioned was way at the back of the market building, on another level of the rather bustling warehouse, so she decided to ask around the market to figure out where the store was. Problem one: she didn’t know what it was called. Problem two: Yaling never actually gave any info about the shop other than “goth shop.” Problem three: this marketplace is BIG. …Well, a Charming never backs down from a challenge. And Mama Charming never raised a quitter. So Darling went in search of the store. She raked through the aisles for any information, with a little tip in tow; none of them knew much about it, because it was such a new store. A girl in pink said to go over there, while a guy in sparkles told her to go over here, and Darling was finding it to be such a chore. As she weaves through the stalls with a practiced ease, she couldn’t help but notice the trinkets (and the stall selling…cheese?) A gift for Dex, a thing for Daring, something for the Wonderlandians that she knows would keep them staring. Something with a snow globe for one of her tropical friends, in this marketplace with delights to no end. She clambered up and down with all the time to spare, but she looked at her phone and said “oh Authors, he’s almost there!” For Chase and her agreed to meet at a friend’s place, which meant that Darling’s gift hunting had no time to waste. She ran through the warehouse with a surprising speed, but the store wasn’t found, and neither was the DeeV(D). Excuse the bad pun, for the author is cheesy, but Daring’s mind was making her queasy. Afraid to come back empty handed, she was ready to give up and leave with nothing branded, until…

“Author. Shut up.” Who said that? Who was that? What creature goes there— “I’m giving you 10 seconds before I reach through the document to smack you.” Oh, it’s the son of the Duchess, little sir Archie, with— “Shut up. Hey, Darling!” [CONNECTION LOST… REESTABLISHING…] [RECONNECTED. AUTHOR KESTREL IS NOW IN SESSION.] Replacing the previous author. They had a bad case of the Holidays. Archie, son of the Duchess (and her incredibly piquant treats) called Darling over from her spot near the stairwell. She turned her head to look at him beckoning at her, and she rushed to him, glad to find a familiar face in the crowd. “Hey Archie! Gosh, so nice to see someone I know! I’m looking for the goth store that this girl Yaling told me about. Had a Nightmare Before Christmas DVD I was planning to watch with Chasey.” Archie laughed and gesticulated dramatically to show the store. Now that Darling was closer, she saw a store befitting Raven’s style sensibilities, but with Cupid’s signature romantic flair. She gasped and smacked her head, laughing a little at the Christmas miracle that was brought in. “Welcome to Shelley’s Selling! Kinda heard you asking about the goth store here and I had to come to your rescue. My boyfriends love shopping here. It’s a new branch! The old one is all the way in the Butcher’s District. I think they have the DVD set… but,” Darling sighed. She knew where this was going. “You’re buying it for Huego and Tate. Aw, shucks.” Darling smiled sadly, thinking that she wouldn’t get the perfect gift for Chase. “It’s alright, Arch. You can have it. Are you gonna have a movie date with them?” Archie pouted a bit before smiling again, clearly rather apologetic about everything.

“Thanks for being so kind, babes. And yeah, we’re having one! It’s just not at our dorm, I was just headed out to get this and head back to Kathryn’s apartment here—“ “Kathryn? Pilar? The caterpillar girl?” “Well, yeah, her!” “No way, we’re meeting there too!” Give thanks to your author. “Well, it’s an authors blessed miracle. Let’s grab this and head out? Really couldn’t have come at a better time, Darl.” “Thanks, Arch. Come on, let’s grab it and go, it’s cold here!” The two laughed as they purchased the DVD from Shelley’s Selling, and as they walked out of the marketplace into the windy cold, they were kept warm by the chats that they were having, and the laughs that they shared. And later that evening, as all the couples were bundled up on the couch watching Nightmare Before Christmas, as Kathryn prepared hot chocolate for everyone, Darling smiled and giggled to herself, earning an amused look from her boyfriend, Chase. She actually forgot that it was a Wonderlandian party. And that Huego mentioned he wanted to see Nightmare Before Christmas at the party. She should’ve just texted Archie. But, she decided, the adventure was worth it. Christmas was all well and good for Darling. Especially when she was wrapped in Chase’s arms on a couch with all their friends. It really is worth it.

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just-right-mirror-cast · 6 months

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My Ever After High AU (explaining)

I decided to make this post to inform the public and fans of ever after high about my book/fanfic.

This fanfic is set in the modern world, with everything it's entitled to, just with some changes added to this world that I created

From the beginning it was created with a focus only on Apple White and Darling Charming. But if I decide to change, in the midst of their story, the story of other characters will begin to grow.

I will give a small summary.

"Dear charming, the youngest daughter of one of the most influential families in Storybrook, after five years decides to return to her hometown. After studying exchange in France, and studying the first two years of high school at a boarding school in Switzerland. Your heart decided it needed something more homely.So this is the new student at Ever After High.

"Apple White, The eldest daughter of actress Dianna White, the most famous preppy that exists in Ever After (lesbian). One of the proteges of the Charming family, especially Marylin, the matriarch. Since she will know about the existence of her younger sister of Daring, there was no curiosity that wouldn't kill her. Little does the blonde know that she's coming back."

But anyway, I'll make a summary here about some interesting things about my AU. (I don't have a name yet, help pls)

An interesting thing about where this world takes place. It takes place in New England, in the city of Worcester. Most of the characters live in a historic neighborhood called Storybrooke, (yes, in my AU, it's in Massachusetts, not Maine). Now, Ever After High's school is in Bookend, a neighboring neighborhood, in fact, the city center.

The White family and Queen family have a connection. (in addition to both being rival companies in the legal field). Raven queen's father and younger brother of Dianna White's late father. It's clear that Regina and Dianna never got along. (will be explained better in the future).

Daring, Dexter and Darling are Ashlynn Ella's cousins. Yes, her parents are brothers. But be sure that both patriarchs do not have a healthy relationship, which generates a lot of intrigue. (there will be explanations in the future).

Now.

I will post things here on Tumblr like the character's aesthetic, interactive, I will answer questions and everything will be attributed.

I hope you really like it, for those who don't want to read it, you can still follow everything I post here

(AVAILABLE in PORTUGUESE on WATTPAD and SPIRIT FANFIC)

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