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• Free: The Tale of the Princess and the Pauper by Buttered_Toast_on_Tuesday

  Fandoms: Barbie as The Princess and the Pauper (2004)  

  • Teen And Up Audiences
  • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
  • F/M
  • Work in Progress

  28 Mar 2026

  Tags

  • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
  • Anneliese/Julian (Barbie as The Princess and the Pauper)
  • Dominick/Erika (Barbie as The Princess and the Pauper)
  • Anneliese & Erika (Barbie as The Princess and the Pauper)
  • Erika & Julian (Barbie as The Princess and the Pauper)
  • Preminger (Barbie as The Princess and the Pauper)
  • Anneliese (Barbie as The Princess and the Pauper)
  • Erika (Barbie as The Princess and the Pauper)
  • Julian (Barbie as The Princess and the Pauper)
  • Dominick (Barbie as The Princess and the Pauper)
  • Genevieve (Barbie as The Princess and the Pauper)
  • Madame Carp (Barbie as The Princess and the Pauper)
  • Arranged Marriage
  • Kidnapping
  • False Identity
  • Canon Rewrite
  • Mutual Pining
  • Barbie References
  • Inspired by a Barbie Movie
  • Rags to Riches
  • Strangers to Lovers
  • Inspired by Barbie as The Princess and the Pauper (2004)
  • Friends to Lovers
  • How Do I Tag
  • Plot
  • Character

  Summary

  A rewrite of Barbie as the Princess and the Pauper; A deeper exploration into the relationships between Julian/Anneliese and Erika/Dominick. No talking, meowing, or barking cats in this story. Instead, Anneliese must rely on her own wits and Erika upon her own courage to stop Preminger from destroying their kingdom.

  Series

  • Part 1 of Free: the Tale of The Princess and the Pauper

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  15,916

  Chapters:

  8/?

  Comments:

  15

  Kudos:

  64

  Bookmarks:

  19

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