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{{quote|''"Here is there, and high is low; all may be undone. What is true, no two men know; what is gone is gone." Fairy tales are harder to live through than you'd think.''|The story's summary.}}

 

 

The author originally planned it as a short piece that addressed Kurt's characterization switch from the beginning of the show to the episode "Sexy," but she discovered that the Dalton Arc and the novel's plot and themes matched up very well in her head, and the story quickly became a [[Deconstruction Fic]] of Kurt and Blaine's relationship. It draws parallels between the [[Glee]] characters and those of ''[[The Last Unicorn (novel)|The Last Unicorn]]'', though with the current length, they are becoming much looser.

Excerpts and poetry from the novel set each chapter's tone, and several scenes are inspired by parts of the book. While it is certainly not a ''happy'' story, there are lighter moments that keep it from being too depressing.

 

 

* [[Adults Are Useless]]: Averted with the Dalton staff, although Blaine's parents aren't too useful.

* [[Adult Fear]]: Blaine is a ''minefield'' of this: He's painfully lonely, makes absurd mistakes because nobody's there to tell him otherwise (or he waits until the absolute last minute to ask for help), and then {{spoiler|he gets a [[Stalker with a Crush]] who ''kidnaps him and his friends''.}} And is he a juvenile delinquent? No, he goes around being a [[Knight in Shining Armor]] because [[Dramatic Irony|that's what his parents taught him before they dropped out of his life]].

* [[Deuteragonist]]: Blaine (deuteragonist) and Kurt (protagonist).

* [[Did Not Get the Girl|Did Not Get The Guy]]: Terry didn't get Blaine.

* [[Double Meaning Title]]: ''The Princess'' refers to {{spoiler|the guy Blaine dated}}, but it could also refer to Blaine--a [[Rare Male Example]] of a [[Princess Classic]] due to his [[Wide-Eyed Idealist|optimistic]] and [[Too Dumb to Live|naive]] nature. Let's not forget that Kurt's [[Expy]] is the unicorn, and the chapter revolves around a certain ''purity''. [[Deconstruction|Or lack thereof.]]

* [[Dramatic Irony]]: The fic ''runs'' on Type Two.

* [[Fatal Flaw]]: Blaine's unquestioning trust in people is heading towards this.

* [[The First Cut Is the Deepest]]: {{spoiler|Oh, Blaine.}} Bonus points for {{spoiler|the guy being his ''literal'' first.}}

* [[The Four Loves]]: Blaine's lack of Storge ([[Parental Neglect|intended]] and [[When You Coming Home, Dad?|unintended]]) means that he throws himself into Eros and Phileo. The former led to him {{spoiler|losing his virginity in an attempt to invoke [[Sex Equals Love]]}}, which [[Break the Cutie|didn't go well]], and his Agape has attracted {{spoiler|his stalker Alex.}}

** On the positive side, the Warblers are a perfect example of Phileo and the Eros with Kurt is mutually genuine. Blaine's siblings and Greg are also an example of Storge, even if two-thirds of them aren't there to show it.

{{quote|'''Sarah:''' Hunting the unicorn--the way you are, just looking for it--that means you're trying to [[Meaningful Echo|make yourself better]].}}

* [[Too Dumb to Live]]: Blaine, physically ''and'' emotionally.

* [[Undercover Cop Reveal]]: {{spoiler|Greg is Jerry.}}

* [[The Unfavorite]]: Blaine. When he tries to call home and get a ride from his dad, it takes three tries and his ''brother'' finally answers. It's implied this has happened before.

 

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