As Barbie walked along the beach seeing the happy, fun rollerskaters going across along the riviera, she felt a bit, inadequate, not in a sense of feeling inferior compared to others, she knew she was capable of whatever she set out to do and put her mind to and whatever she could do and what others could and could not, she always saw it to be that people can be different from her and not better or worse. so all the feelings Barbie had been having had stemmed from feeling inadequate, compared to who she would like to be and could be.
so she looked at herself in her pink plaid dress, mid-back length blonde hair and whole Margot Robbie replica physique and face. she knew she looked beautiful but so conventional.
Everything otherwise screamed about her that she was too scared to really stand out and be herself even if she wasn't always that often afraid to take the initiative being the owner of a music and fashion company, it was just.. maybe she just didn't always have to look 'approachable' and easy to swallow for others.
Like maybe she could have some extra weight on her filling out her curves more for a more voluptuous physique and even causing her lips to fill in a bit more not just from the weight but feeling less stressed and pressured to be something to please others but not so much herself and from simply eating more, she'd be physically more nourished therefore causing her already pretty blonde hair to grow in a bit thicker and more full, while growing it out more, maybe not always going for pastel colors or cutesy shit, maybe a nice white button-down dress shirt and a pencil skirt is enough!
it's still professional-looking, and with her hair growing in fuller and more healthy, a little more wave and volume comes creeping in and just feeling more and more beautiful and soft and sexy in the process.
and with her feeling all that, as well just feeling so RELAXED and like she can think more clearly, and even realize how much she was settling for less, AS RICH AS SHE FUCKING WAS NOW.
Even if to be fair, she still saved most of her earnings and spent wisely accordingly, hence how she got as far and as rich as she did but just being more carefree knowing that she's doing everything she's learned right and just shouldn't always be so sad, scared and ridden with so much anxiety and guilt when she splurges a little even when knowing she should still be careful.
A chunk of that, she realized had stuff to do with Ken, who, although not abusive just.. how you would say, your average imperfect husband stereotype, sort of a himbo but when she finally mustered up the courage to break up with him, he didn't exactly get all pissed but he basically reacted the same way a stoner would when giving them some really sobering news.
Not exactly a cause for fear or much concern but not exactly a 'Disney Prince' kind of response is what I'm saying.
And with that out of the way, Barbie then learned to then focus on herself and really think about who's really there for her and who isn't when she needs her most when she's been there for pretty much anyone and really be able to put everything in her life socially more than ever before and be able to organize her time with people she knows who are worth it.
and in turn it would apply to her work life.
making it so she would be now able to be a better boss for her employees, who she always already nice enough to, while still being tough but fair but maybe make things more interesting, more fun with her assignments, like with the music, stuff that's more edgy, maybe even more at times bouncy, more of a bop each time, stuff more to illicit an emotional response and a connection to while even turning some of the assignments into a few fun games that still rest within the purview of the assignment!
it could all similarly go for everything in the fashion division who Brooklyn (her New York-born friend of black descent of the same given name with the nickname of her hometown to help avoid confusion should someone call their name) has more of a handle on, but still, her blonde counterpart's stimulating and positive input is always appreciated especially now.
so all unexpectedly to her, Barbie is just fuller, in mind and in body and in spirit, feeling more comfy and more emotionally and physically nourished than ever with her now Nicki Minaj-esque butt and Dolly-like boobs and lips to speak of, even going as far as to wear some bright-red lipstick while still looking SO DARN CUTE ~*
especially with her full and lush golden-blonde hair reaching her knees and just looking as cute and as young and beautiful as she did when she was in high school, especially when she wore nothing on her body, not even make-up as she looked at herself in the mirror one night, she really saw someone who was brave enough to feel fully vulnerable again, to herself and others and even felt like the very princesses she had written, portrayed and interpreted in the movies she made, like almost like they weren't just roles and that it wasn't all an act, especially with her vulnerability now and her smiles at others while she talked no longer being an act.
Imagination maybe her creation and her reason for even existing but it didn't mean that her happiness ever had to be again ^^