1 | ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/374792/chapters/611270 Somnium]]'' is a 15-chapter Disney fanfic by Creator/{{afterandalasia}}. It's a dark crossover between various ''Franchise/DisneyAnimatedCanon'' films, as well as ''Film/{{Enchanted}}''. |
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3 | Aurora's life didn't change for the better after she was woken by TrueLovesKiss and Giselle didn't arrive in New York City after being pushed down a well. Instead, Phillip died in Aurora's arms while Giselle was transported into a far less-harmonious world than her own. Since she was saved by Phillip, Aurora has been plagued by [[{{Seers}} prophetic]] nightmares. Giselle, too, suddenly has powers that she didn't prior to her encounter with Narcissa. |
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5 | By the start of the story, several years have passed and the two women have united on a shared cause, with Mulan in tow. The three set out to the city-state of Agrabah together. |
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8 | !!''Somnium'' provides examples of: |
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10 | * AmbiguousGenderIdentity: Mulan's gender is written in a way that's up to the viewer's interpretation. She's either bigender or she has two personas. When her hair is worn up, she's Ping and is referred to with he/him pronouns, but she's also Mulan whenever her hair is down. |
11 | * {{Crossover}}: Several films get mentioned but the story predominantly crosses-over ''WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}}'', ''Film/{{Enchanted}}'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Mulan}}'', and ''WesternAnimation/SleepingBeauty''. |
12 | * CultureClash: Giselle comes from a land where animals talk and bad things rarely happen. It's a culture shock when she arrives in a more real life world. The idea that winter could be [[SnowMeansDeath dangerous, even deadly]], was foreign to her. |
13 | * CrossoverCouple: Aurora and Giselle have fallen in love by the start of the fic, but they're in a state of WillTheyOrWontThey until the final chapters. |
14 | * DeadAllAlong: [[spoiler:Aladdin]] and [[spoiler:Jafar]] have been dead for six years. It's only [[spoiler:Jasmine's dark magic that keeps their bodies intact]]. |
15 | * DeathByAdaptation: |
16 | ** Phillip died after kissing Aurora. |
17 | ** Jasmine's father died prior to the story. |
18 | ** [[spoiler:Aladdin]] and [[spoiler:Jafar]] are DeadAllAlong. |
19 | * DeliberateValuesDissonance: Agrabah has different rules and laws than the places where Giselle, Aurora, and Mulan come from. Women are expected to be demure and subservient to men. |
20 | * DreamingOfThingsToCome: Aurora's visions come to her in nightmares. |
21 | * FusionFic: ''Somnium'' is a fusion of ''Literature/ThePrincessSeries'' with ''Franchise/DisneyAnimatedCanon'' (with a bit of ''Fanfic/TwistedPrincess'' inspiration). It features Disney characters but takes influence from ''The Princess Series''' story. |
22 | * MysteriousPast: Unlike Aurora or Giselle, Mulan's backstory is not given in-depth. It presumably started like it did in her film, but something changed. Mulan now has a sword with Mushu's powers and she's left her land, but that's all that's told. |
23 | * NamedByTheAdaptation: Snow White's prince goes by his fanon name, Ferdinand. |
24 | * PatchworkFic: The story takes some elements from the fairy-tales as well as their Disney adaptations. For example, Aurora's castle fell into a sleep alongside her, which happens in some incarnations of ''Literature/SleepingBeauty''. |
25 | * ParentalAbandonment: Giselle's mother died when she was very young and her father died when he left for a hunt but never returned. |
26 | * {{Seers}}: Aurora has the ability to dream of future events. |
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