Sleeping Charming by Starbrow (Gen)

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Fandom: Fairy Tales: Sleeping Beauty (Disney)
Pairing/Characters: Aurin/Phillipa, canon characters
Length: 4K words
Author Website: at AO3

Why this must be read: It not only deals with the problematic issues of consent in canon, but is gender reversed as well, providing a delightful heroine.

This story starts at the christening of Prince Aurin, just after Merriweather bestows her gift that mitigates Maleficent's curse. Four-year-old Princess Phillipa, very observant and sensible for her four years of age, already knows she is betrothed to Aurin. She takes the moment of disarray caused by the situation to slip next to the baby and whisper her own gift: a vow to be a good queen, to look after him and his kingdom and keep them all safe.

Sixteen years later, she is put to the test when things go awry in an unusual way. Enjoy.

Sleeping Charming

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