The Shyest Fairy of Them All ([personal profile] shyestfairy) wrote in [community profile] bakerstreet2026-03-18 09:56 am

In love with the monster

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?"


how to play
  • Comment with your character, your preference, and what role they'll play. Feel free to AU characters to your desired role.
  • Reply to others.
  • 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.

hetep: (pic#18364054)

Nephthys | Ennead | ota

[personal profile] hetep 2026-03-18 03:21 pm (UTC)(link)
[ ooc | Bride role. Info & permissions. ]
iceandlove: (Default)

Ren Nagai | original character | OTA

[personal profile] iceandlove 2026-03-18 04:26 pm (UTC)(link)
[The bride, most likely. Would prefer that he's simply "found" the monster in question than anything else and opted to stick around. No current ideas about any plotting. Fond of monsters/monster-people but human(oids) that fit the bill are great too.]
mercilesslife: (Default)

The Creature | Del Toro's Frankenstein | OTA20+

[personal profile] mercilesslife 2026-03-18 04:39 pm (UTC)(link)
[You're left for the "spirit of the forest" maybe? Open to other ideas too!]
hun_trix: (Default)

rumi || kpop demon hunters || ota

[personal profile] hun_trix 2026-03-18 05:41 pm (UTC)(link)
(ooc; either role, tbh. very open to au's.)
scarlet_devil: (Default)

Remilia Scarlet (Adult) | Touhou Project | OTA

[personal profile] scarlet_devil 2026-03-18 06:18 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Monster role. Also prefer prose but can do brackets. ]
makingmyway: (pic#16003744)

Dorian Storm | Critical Role C3 | OTA

[personal profile] makingmyway 2026-03-18 07:15 pm (UTC)(link)
(( Would love to play him as the bride ))
letoileduchien: (howl)

Sirius Black | Wizarding Books

[personal profile] letoileduchien 2026-03-18 07:18 pm (UTC)(link)
[ooc; Most likely the "bride".]