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Pretending to not be good at herbology so you have an excuse to talk to Neville

And he helps you prepare for a really big exam

And when he's sees you aced it he's SO proud of you and insists he has to take you out to celebrate, which ends up being your first date

And you just don't have the heart to tell him that you really didn't need that much help

And after you've been married 20 years and have a couple kids you finally admit that you'd just wanted an excuse to get close to him

Which he thinks is the sweetest thing he's ever heard

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Kitty would of had access to the Beauty and the Beast story as it was first published in 1740 while Julian was alive when the Disney animated film was released (1991). Thomas was alive when Snow White was written (1812). Captain was alive when the Disney adaptation was released (1938). One year later captain would of know about the MGM The Wizard of OZ film and Fanny was alive when the book was published (1900).

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Still thinking about Disney's Beauty and the Beast and the age of the Prince when he was transformed.

Out of all the creative team, it was Howard Ashman who really wanted the Prince to have been a child when it happened. He was allegedly very angry when the directors insisted the Prince be portrayed as a young adult instead, because the tragic childhood curse was essential to his vision of the Beast's character.

But one of the main arguments that people always make against the idea of the Prince having been a child is that it's unfair. That it would have been too cruel of the Enchantress to punish a young boy that way; that only if he was a man does it really feel just.

Yet maybe Howard Ashman had a reason for wanting that element of injustice in the spell.

Many writers have discussed the impact of Ashman's gayness and his AIDS diagnosis on Beauty and the Beast. I don't need to spell out the ways that the Beast's curse and resulting status as an outcast parallels the life of a gay man with AIDS in the early '90s. Other writers have eloquently done so already. And is AIDS fair? Is AIDS something that its victims deserve? Even if it is their "own fault" that they contract it, does that make them deserve to die of a slow, painful, debilitating illness, which also makes them even more hated and feared by society than they already were for their sexuality?

Of course the Beast doesn't have AIDS. He's under a spell, which is a punishment for having been cruel and unfeeling. Maybe, for the sake of the story being told, it is better for his punishment to feel fully just and deserved. But it also makes sense that Howard Ashman should have wanted an element of unfairness and tragedy to it.

There's a tension in the Beast's character, which I've written about before: on one level, he's portrayed as an unseemly brute who needs to be tamed and transformed, yet on another level, he's a suffering outcast who needs to be understood and accepted. These two different sides of his character make him complex and compelling, but they don't always sit comfortably together. I think this is an area where the tension between those two sides can especially be felt.

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Ripley and Hicks’ Wholesome Little Family

Headcannon - Ellen Ripley x Dwayne Hicks - SFW

GIF by acupofbritishearlgrey

AN: This is somewhat of an AU, essentially pausing the canon at the second film and not acknowledging the successive films. Just a personal preference… I’m a sucker for happy endings.

  • After the disastrous and traumatic mission to Hadley’s Hope, Ripley decides to return to Earth with her newly adopted daughter Newt and her cat Jonesy. (Let’s be honest, this poor woman has been through enough. She needs a permanent vacation.)
  • However, Hicks ends up leaving the Colonial Marines, getting himself honorably discharged a few months later.
  • He immediately goes to find Ripley, settled down on a peaceful, country farm, raising chickens and trying to heal from her own trauma while also supporting and helping Newt do the same.
  • It’s not immediately romantic, although the chemistry is definitely present. He mainly makes any excuse to hang around to help Ripley with whatever he can. They build a healthy friendship and Newt begins to see him as a father figure.
  • Hicks begins a habit of sleeping downstairs on the couch many nights so that Ripley doesn’t have to suffer alone when she has night terrors.
  • After several months of this, he’s like one of the family and the mutual romantic feelings between them are undeniable.
  • One night while helping Ripley wash the dishes after dinner, Hicks pauses and catches her off guard: “Ellen, I love this, here with you. Honestly, I want this for the rest of my life. I want you. Would you ever consider… maybe… marrying me?” To his surprise, her immediate answer is yes.
  • They go on to have the happy life of peace and healing that they both deserve and need. Their days are primarily raising chickens, gardening, spending quiet nights on their back porch in rocking chairs, and watching Newt grow into a happy, healthy girl.
  • Newt is so excited every time Bishop comes to visit in-between missions. Newt always asks him to do the knife trick, gleefully volunteering her own hand (you know she would, that kid is fearless). Ripley immediately is like NO. So Hicks volunteers his instead.
  • Ripley often double-checks on Newt after bedtime (always worrying and wanting to make sure she’s safe) only to see her dead asleep with Jonesy curled up at her feet.
  • Ripley and Hicks find a good therapist who specializes in PTSD that help them process their trauma and heal.
  • Ripley loves having lavender in her garden. Hicks pretends he’s not allergic to it, which he is because he loves anything that makes Ripley happy.
  • Jonesy often strolls through their garden, destroying all the catnip plants by rolling around in them and living his best life. They plant them every year anyway.
  • Ripley and Hicks fight occasionally but otherwise have great communication and a healthy relationship. If they do have an argument they make sure to do so out of earshot of Newt.
  • After being retired by Weyland-Yutani, Bishop comes to live with them and discovers a deep fascination with and love for gardening; often studying clippings and trying to splice together hybrids. (Omg, imagine Bishop in one of those straw gardening hats, with his smart gardening gloves and a belt for gardening tools.)
  • Hicks and Ripley are incredibly supportive of anything that Newt wants to do. Hicks loves being the troop mom for her girl scouts and encourages her to become an Eagle scout even though people keep telling her that that’s ‘only for boys’.
  • Ripley takes up sewing initially just to sew on Newt’s girl scout badges but ends up really liking it and finding she’s good at it.
  • Ripley makes her first dress and models it for Hicks as a surprise. Even though the seams are crooked and the pattern is hideous, he commends her craftsmanship, focusing on all the things she did well and insisting, “Really honey, you are what makes the dress beautiful.”
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Babe get up we got to watch the “Musical about a French Man living in isolation in a gothic building longing for kindness and compassion from others and seeks it from a young woman that also feels like an outsider” Trifecta