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Sleeping Curse
| Tropes and genres | |
|---|---|
| Synonym(s) | Sleeping Beauty |
| Related tropes/genres | Curse, True Love's kiss |
| See also | Curse @ TVTropes |
| Related articles on Fanlore. | |
The Sleeping Curse is a common trope in Disney-related fandoms. It can also be used in AU fanworks, as well as fanworks for canons with magic.
The Sleeping Curse puts the subject of the curse under a deep sleep and gives them an appearance of death. It's often cured by True love's kiss.
Fandoms with Canon Sleeping Curses
- Disney films: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and Sleeping Beauty
- Once Upon a Time
- Maleficent
- Sailor Moon
- Snow White & the Huntsman
Fanworks
| Examples Wanted: Editors are encouraged to add more examples or a wider variety of examples. |
- True Love's Kiss by sirmioneforever, a Sirius Black/Lily Evans one-shot, Lily is hit by an eternal sleeping curse and the only cure is her true love's kiss... but is it her husband who wakes her?