So, as far as the rest of my fairytales go, one of the ones I've been having trouble figuring out what to do with is Snow White. Because there's not really a whole lot there for me to grab onto, besides trying to start some incestuous caliginous feud between Karkat and whoever I cast as the Wicked Queen, right?
But I just started reading a DS9 fic in which Julian tells Earth fairytales to Garak to see what he thinks the morals are, a bit of cultural exchange, you know? Trying to get a bit more into the Cardassian mindset. And they start with Snow White. And this is Garak's response to Snow moving in with the dwarves:
EG: Now, was this just for the time being, to ensure she had a safe place to stay while she planned her return to the castle, her revenge on the queen and her retaking of the kingdom?
JB: Um... I don't think so.
EG: I don't call that a very good princess. She's quite content to leave her subjects at the mercy of an evil cannibal witch just so long as she's safe?
And now I'm going "hmmmm". And thinking about rebellion AUs again. And I think I may have an idea now what to do with this when I get to it...
Of course, I still have to figure out who the prince is, but he's a pretty minor character compared to the queen and the dwarves. So.
( Sticking my second realisation under an Act Five spoiler for Syn )DS9 fic in question is
this one, btw, if you're interested.