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Impossible Things ([personal profile] sixbeforelunch) wrote in [community profile] gensplosion2014-03-16 10:00 pm

disney princesses: Four Things that Weren't Adequately Covered in Mulan's R.A. Training by NaomiK

FANDOM: Disney Princesses
FIC LINK: Four Things that Weren't Adequately Covered in Mulan's R.A. Training
AUTHOR LINK: [archiveofourown.org profile] NaomiK
RATING/WARNING(S): General audiences, possible trigger warning for stalking, kidnapping, and really bad parenting.
WIP?/WORD COUNT: 4,541 words
MAIN CHARACTERS: Fa Mulan, Aurora, Snow White, Ariel, Tiana, Rapunzel, Belle, Merida, Cinderella, Jasmine

FIC SUMMARY: Mulan is a Resident Assistant on a dormitory floor at a college. Gosh, some of the students on her floor come from really screwed-up families.

RECCER'S NOTES: I had to double check the tags on this community to make sure that I hadn't rec'ed this before, because I intended to the moment I read it, and I was almost positive I had. Oh well, that means I get to do it now.

So, first off, please don't be put off by the fandom. If Disney Princesses aren't your thing, there is still a very good chance that you'll like this. I very much suggest giving it a shot, even if Disney gives you hives. Because these? These are not the princesses you're expecting. These princesses attend an all-girls liberal arts college with Mulan as their R.A. They're smart and funny and highly pragmatic, and not a single one of them has a woodland creature entourage.

Instead, Mulan is attending college after a stint in the army, Belle is dealing with her stalker by educating herself about rape culture, and the young women from truly messed up homes are creating a found family in each other.

It's a fantastic deconstruction of the Disney movies, but not a cruel one. It's just great satire, and also flat-out funny while being terribly sweet as well.
ozqueen: (films: disney: mermaid)

[personal profile] ozqueen 2014-03-17 11:12 am (UTC)(link)
Oh wow, I loved this! Thanks so much for the rec :)
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[personal profile] isabelquinn 2014-03-18 12:59 am (UTC)(link)
Oh my goodness this hit so many of my fic likes!!