Little Miss Perfect (song)

Little Miss Perfect is a fan song by Joriah Kwame. It was originally written as part of TAPES: A Song Cycle,[TAPES: A SONG CYCLE FULL AUDIO. Posted 18 Oct 2019. Accessed 11 Niv 2020. a charity album based on 13 Reasons Why benefiting suicide prevention. The song was then submitted to Write Out Loud, a contest that highlights up and coming musical theatre songwriters, where it won. As part of the prize for winning, Little Miss Perfect was subsequently covered by Taylor LoudermanLITTLE MISS PERFECT. Posted 29 Sept 2020. Accessed 11 Nov 2020. for the 2019 Write Out Loud album, which is what propelled it into larger popularity. It was quickly picked up by fandom through TikTok and animatics and has been attached to several different ships, the most prominent of which was Lumity from The Owl House.
Kwame recently announced he'll be turning Little Miss Perfect into a full musical, featuring an original story and a cast that includes Mariah Rose Faith as the main character, Noelle.Little Miss Perfect: The Musical ft. Mariah Rose Faith & More|FIRST LOOK. Posted 7 Nov 2020. Accessed 11 Nov 2020.
==The Song==
Written from the POV of Courtney Crimsen, the song tells the story of how Courtney came to be Hannah Baker's fifth reason for committing suicide. It deals with the conflict Courtney feels between her sexuality and her image as being "perfect." Because she's afraid of tarnishing her "perfect" image, Courtney ends up denying her sexuality and the fact that she kissed Hannah because "[she] can't risk falling off [her] throne." Much of the song's tension comes from the clear disconnect between the upbeat and fun orchestration contrasting with the clearly conflicted lyrics, showing that "Little Miss Perfect" maybe isn't as perfect as she seems. When explaining how he wrote the song, Kwame said the following:
===The "Lumity Anthem"===
Sometime before the airing of the Grom episode of The Owl House, shippers of Lumity latched onto Little Miss Perfect as an anthem for their ship and specifically the character Amity Blight. This is likely due in part to an extremely popular animatic by ThatOneDorkThatDraws which currently has over 2 million views.Little Miss Perfect (TOH Animatic) (Song Written By Joriah Kwame & Sung By Taylor Louderman). Posted 22 Jun 2020. Accessed 11 Nov 2020. This was subsequently followed by many other animaticsLittle Miss Perfect (Lumity Owl House Animatic). Posted 2 Aug 2020. Accessed 11 Nov 2020.Ordinary // TOH animatic. Posted 10 Sept 2020. Accessed 11 Nov 2020.TOH Animatic: Little Miss Perfect. Posted 22 Sept 2020. Accessed 11 Nov 2020. that helped make the song popular and cement it as the "Lumity Anthem." Fans began associating the song with the ship, often quoting the lyrics on works related to Lumity or Amity.Tweet from @enbysoap. Posted 31 July 2020. Accessed 11 Nov 2020.Tweet from @TheArtByAsher. Posted 14 Aug 2020. Accessed 11 Nov 2020.Tweet from @sapphicotropico. Posted 25 Aug 2020. Accessed 11 Nov 2020.
Simultaneously, people began saying that while Little Miss Perfect was perfect for Amity, they would love a similar song for Luz Noceda. These comments from Lumity shippers caught the attention of Kwame, who responded to oneTumblr post from smokestarrules. Posted 25 Aug 2030. Accessed 11 Nov 2020. stating that he would be writing one and then posted in the comments of a popular animatic stating the same.Tumblr post from smokestarrules. Posted 20 Aug 2030. Accessed 11 Nov 2020. The resulted in the sequel song to Little Miss Perfect, Ordinary.ORDINARY (Little Miss Perfect Sequel) lyric video. Posted 7 Sept 2020. Accessed 11 Nov 2020.
==Reactions and Commentary==
 
==Fanworks Using Little Miss Perfect==
=== Animatics ===
* Little Miss Perfect//BNHA Animatic, a Momojirou animatic by bun-niii
* Diakko Animatic, a Diakko animatic by ThunderKate
=== Fanvids ===
* little miss perfect ❄️ lesbian elsa by interplanet janet 
* non/disney femslash mep hosted by Ardea Sparx
==References==
Category:Theater
Category:Thirteen Reasons Why
Category:The Owl House
Category:2019 Fanworks