Dinosaurs and Disney princesses: pretty much the most epic pairing ever. After all, dinosaurs are fascinating and princesses are enchanting. It only makes sense to combine the two.
That's what China-based illustrator Laura Cooper did, anyway.
Cooper created a series of Jurassic World-inspired illustrations featuring velociraptors dressed as classic Disney princesses.
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Cooper's inspiration for the series apparently came from her fascination with the Jurassic Park franchise.
"I begged my parents to let me go to see Jurassic Park when I was a kid, but I was too little," she tells Mashable in an email. "When my brother came home, he told me all about how big, scary, and wonderful all the dinosaurs were, especially the raptors! So seeing the raptors on screen [in Jurassic World] was just too much for me to handle ... After the movie, I went home and couldn't stay focused on anything. I kept thinking about how they just ate everything! All the people were getting eaten! What if they were princesses?! What if they were magical, wonderful, beautiful people!?"
And the rest is history.
Cooper says even though raptors are her favorite, a few Disney princesses run a close second. "My all time favorite Disney princess movie is Beauty and the Beast," she says. "I even sent Emma Watson a picture of 'Belleraptor' on twitter. She hasn't replied... but that's cool. I'm new to Twitter. I tweeted her and one day we'll be friends. Don't tell her I said that."
Here's hoping you get your wish and become besties with the real-life Belle, Laura.
You can check out some of Laura's sketches below, and even more of her genius on her website, XP Web Comics:
