The Soldier and the Prince

During my time on Deviantart, I've seen all manner of different artwork from across the spectrum of talent, and one type of art I see in high abundance is fanart. It's always refreshing to see the spirit of timeless characters I grew up loving and still love to this day immortalized not only in their original cartoons and movies, but in the hearts of their fans who keep them alive in the fanart and fan-fiction they make out of love, passion, and nostalgia. And as we all know, there are even different "genres" of fanart you'll find on the internet. You have the loyal adaptations which try to capture the characters in their exact spirit as depicted in the original source material, there are the "poetic deviations" wherein the artist tries to re-envision the characters in a different light than what was portrayed in the original series or films, and perhaps the strangest genre of fanart...erotica! This is of course where the artist illustrates and re-envisions the characters in sexual and pornographic scenes which usually stray extremely far from what was established by the source material, and while there are even more genres of erotic fanart, the type I presently address is the very peculiar genre of Yaoi.

Now I've seen plenty of Yaoi fanart and fan-fiction on the internet, and while much of it leaves me both amazed and befuddled there is definitely something I've taken away from genre and fandom. After seeing many types of Yaoi fanart depicting timeless, popular, and beloved animated male heroes in fanciful homosexual relationships and settings, it has come to my realization that there is a serious cultural need for a cherishable animated love story which appeals to the LGBT community. Generation after generation of people have grown up with their own favorite heterosexual fairytale couples, but now with the changing of times and growing awareness of alternative lifestyles, I think that there is a significant need for a timeless animated fairytale which illustrates the beauty of homosexual love just like all those which have illustrated the beauty of heterosexual relationships. It is for this reason, I have long pondered about potential stories I could write to give the world just that, and after much thought and meditation I have found it! I have begun writing what shall hopefully be among the first children stories to glorify the beauty of homosexuality. I have begun writing, "The Soldier and the Prince"!

It's a fairly simple, yet imaginative tale which incorporates many elements from already beloved stories like Aladdin, Peter Pan, The Chronicles of Narnia, and the Nutcracker. It's a story about a young gay soldier, wrongfully accused of treason, who mysteriously crosses over into a magical land where he must help an extraordinary young prince reclaim his kingdom from his evil twin brother and his army of hellish demons. I have high hopes for this story, and I can only pray it goes on to accomplish the task I intend for it to accomplish and perhaps break grounds never before broken.

I have already begun writing the first chapter. As I finish each chapter, I shall upload the rough draft of the story here to this account for all to read. Feedback will be most helpful as I hope to make this story perfect. In addition, I will also be uploading the chapters for my other novel, "The Mystery of Magma Mountain" here too. With any luck I'll be able to get these books published within a year or two's time...if Lady Luck is on my side.

Feedback please! Tell me what you all think of this idea.