#oops everyone in this situation is highly unstable! and miri makes a perfect summary of that

[rxttenfish]

tbh no one can convince me that, if miranda got everything she wanted, fully and properly respected as a princess and complete rule over a kingdom or more, that she wouldn’t be absolutely miserable.

#all the care guide says is 'biomass' #this is not a girl who actually wants the title that she has #she wants the dressings of it sure! she wants the luxury and the ability to make people listen to her! #but she's just believing her own lies when it comes to actually ruling itself #i think there's a reason why when she lists things that she enjoys about being a princess #it (within the context of its own story) is all more true for fairytale princesses than even monprom's own standards for a real princess #i dont think she would actually enjoy ruling or having to do so #which ironically is exactly the reason that i made it so in my lore she's the actual next-in-line #(as well as reflecting nicely the irl situation of failsons and faildaughters and Oops The Next In Line Isn't The Right Person) #alongside a whole heaping helping of inner-vanderbilt drama that no one else knows about #because so much of this occurred under the table and have shady reasonings #as well as the fact that the merkingdom doesnt exactly share a news cycle with anyone else #plus it just makes it a tighter story imo #very nice. very neat. miranda is the heir and everything else you hear about from then on is an elaboration on that. #like the entire issue of bellanda who is the next in line after miranda #and her.... Complex relationship to said inherited title #plus the whole being both irreplaceable and very easily replaceable that they're all having to cope with #oops everyone in this situation is highly unstable! and miri makes a perfect summary of that