Disney movies, and most fantasy and romance books and movies for that matter, often end in a happily ever after. They get their dream, they defeat the villain, they find love and get married, and that's the end of the story. Or is it...
Prompt: Pick a character or couple. It does not even have to be your main character or couple. What kind of struggles do they have after their happily ever after? What is their first fight about? What mistakes do they make?
Looking at Disney, even the older movies have some potential for this. Take Snow White for example. She might have been born a princess, but does she really know how to be a queen? Imagine her struggle to rule a kingdom. I could see her making a lot of mistakes at first. The same honestly goes for Cinderella and Aurora.
What about Ariel? She's spend three days on land, and three days isn't enough to learn everything. How does Prince Eric deal with her being a mermaid and mermaids and sea monsters actually being real?
This prompt isn't about a fairy tale gone wrong. It's just about what happens AFTER the end. Of course, they'll be happy, and their marriage won't break (most of the time, but also an interesting take).
My own example
So, I'll give you a quick example of my own original book that I am currently writing. A very quick and general summary:
A young woman in the modern world, finds out she is the princess from a fantasy world and has to defeat the current tyrant king.
Without going too much into detail, basically, by the end of the book, she decides she is a part of both worlds, and keeps living a double life in our world, and the fantasy world.
There are already a few struggles I can think of. She is a princess, but never lived like one, so she'll have a lot to learn. Can she really maintain a double life, or will one actually overtake the other? What about her relationships? Still plenty to work with, I'd say.
Conclusion
Shortly summarized: The story doesn't end after happily ever after. There are even examples of different disney series that showcase this.
What is your take? Who did you use for your prompt, and what happened? If you'd like to share your work I would love to read!
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