bakerstreet | The beast in you

MONSTER'S BRIDE

There's a long precedent in folklore and myth of beautiful young people - both men and women - being kidnapped by monsters: dragons, beasts, goblins, demons, elves, vampires, wolves, or even evil humans. In the end, however, these prisoners are almost always rescued and brought back to civilization to live a normal and happy life.

But what if they didn't want to leave their jailor?

They've seen behind the surface and have begun to sympathize with this "monster;" no, more than that, they've fallen for them. Will this story have a happy ending? Will the monster believe that anyone could love them? Most importantly, though, can the two of them be left alone without any attempts at a "rescue?"

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Comment with your character, your preference, and what role they'll play. Feel free to AU characters to your desired role.
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Thread anything that could remotely fit under the umbrella theme. Was the kidnapping just that, or did both parties know (and care) for each other before, making it a collaborative, mutual effort? Perhaps you'd prefer to play the actual Beauty and The Beast-style getting to know each other or seeing behind the grizzly facade. What about an attempted "rescue?" Or maybe you could thread out a scene where the prisoner runs away from the society they were forced back into and returns to their beloved beast! It's all up to you. You could even do smut if you wanted to, but this isn't a smut meme.

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ooc: fine with auing or having other monster canons

ooc: could be the one to kidnap in some sort of illusion

(ooc; either role)

[either role]

[Probably the bride, but could also be some sort of fae-touched witch in the woods. Castmates, cross-canon, and OCs are all welcome!]

( happy to hash out any aus with you here or in dms. )

[The monster!]

[ would you be interested in some crosscanon with genya? ]

[either role? had to be au.]

{ is technically the monster (demon) but... is actually good wife material fr }

[ pref for being the bride/kidnapped. Cross-canon/AU welcomed. ]

[Let's get weird with the AUs. Given to the wolf who lives in the woods? Traveling alone in a deep dark forest? Running away from another life and find a Dark Handsome Stranger?]

[Prefer for him to be the monster!]

[Maybe you’re left as an offering to the guardian of the forest. Or perhaps some regency/Bridgerton AU where he’s now a Baron. Or if you have something else in mind, I’m all ears!]

[ If he's the monster, then it's The Void and not lovable Bobert here - cards on the table, however, I'd be very into him being the malewife of some monster mommy. ]

Edited 2026-01-19 00:58 (UTC)

[ Prose preferred. Haven't done this before, but would be interested in playing Bucky as a merman! ]

The beast in you

Letha Godfrey | Hemlock Grove

francesca bridgerton | bridgerton

wanda maximoff | mcu | m/f

cassie lang | mcu | m/f

Anna | OUAT | m/f

genya safin | shadow and bone

rumi || kpop demon hunters || ota

Aether | Genshin Impact | ota

Tieve (Tav) | Baldur's Gate 3 | ota

daphne | bridgerton | f/m

dracula | untold | m/f

Billy Russo | MCU/Netflix | OTA

no subject

inuyasha | m/f

alexiel (angel sanctuary)

rain ▽ ghost

belle | once upon a time | ota

Rey || Star Wars || F/M

Cervantes 'Van' Grayson - Werewolf OC - OTA

Kim Dan | Jinx | m/m

Benjamin "Dex" Poindexter | MCU | OTA

The Creature | Del Toro's Frankenstein | OTA20+

bob | thunderbolts* | m/f

Bucky Barnes | MCU | m/m 25+ if shipping/smut