"write me a fairytale,
drape it in silver and gold.
give me a crown and powers
and the ability to control.
give me a destiny, make it
obvious, true, and strong.
give me a lover, make them
loyal, truthful, and mine.

write me a story, make
it extravagant and whole.
gift me a future,
make it hopeful, divine.
gift me a home,
make it all I could ever want.
gift me all I have lost,
for they deemed me a villain
before I had the choice to be good.

write my life, make
it gruesome and cruel.
tell them of the scars,
tell them of the horrors.
tell them all that I've done,
tell them all that I'll do.
tell them who I am,
tell them who I see them as.

show me every dream
I have ever had.
show me every nightmare
I ever screamed to.
do not give me redemption.
do not give me pity.
give me the whole truth.
give them everything they did to me."

written for my descendants fic
"tragic fairytale"