365 Days of Drabbles: Day One Hundred-Two

For avanti_90 "What happens after the fairy-tale heroine marries Prince Charming?"

Note: "Meanwhile, in the next kingdom over..."

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"You're bored," the Prince said.

Well, she hadn't married him just for his looks and handiness with a kiss.

"I'm bored," she admitted. "I'm not allowed to make my own dresses, or milk the cows, or feed the chickens, or cook your meals. I don't like listening to music and I can't read well. If I'm not allowed to do something soon I'm going to go mad."

"Sewing is a ladylike occupation," he offered.

"Sewing tapestries. I want to do something useful."

He was quiet for a long moment. "Diplomacy?"

"I am not a diplomat."

"They're dragons."

"I'm in."

Fic: I Fought the Claw (and the Claw Won)

Part One
Part Two

Now then, I'm sure you eager young things are wondering how such a handsome, clever and sexy fellow like me got out of there. Begging my count for ransom credits was right out. I've got an allergy to owing people money, thanks to an unfortunate incident in my youth involving my first ground car and a neighbor's front porch. So, the only option was to make a daring escape from the premises.

( With some complications )

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• Thu, 15:00: No worries. I'm lucky if I can ever find a plot to my stories, much less a plot twist. http://t.co/4LkhuNGfRG
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