The Monster & the Maiden Fair

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the monster & the maiden fair meme



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 desire 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.

Meme was last posted (as far as this mun is aware) by processions, awesome artwork is by chewy

Comments

[the_songbird]

And will indeed receive a pat before she tosses the stick again, smiling.

[ooc: I'm picturing LOKILOKILOKIIMETAGIRLTODAY]

[theravenous]

[ooc: A girl who plays fetch, no less \o/]


And what a good boy he is. What a sweet and proficient at catching and generally gentle with only the occasional grumpy snap at her fingers when she gets too close.

And what an absolutely padding sadly after her if she decides to leave.

[the_songbird]

Probably it was the second or third grumpy snap that has her huffing a little before tossing the stick one more time and then dusting herself off in preparation to walk back home.

This is not, after all, the universe in which she has a pitbull for a brother.

[theravenous]

Well, the stick will be abandoned, then. Slinking along in her shadow feels like the right thing to do.

[the_songbird]

It doesn't take long for her to pause and look over her shoulder at him. "What?"

She also spreads her hands out, palm up. No treats. No sticks.

[slaughtergreedy]

He does skitter back slightly when she half-turns, but not far. The wag of his tail is cautious but clearly just a bit optimistic.

He's been wandering around alone a long time, okay.

[the_songbird]

He does look a little hungry, doesn't he?

Besides, Elani is a sucker, sometimes.

"Fine, let's get you some dinner."

[theravenous]

Yes. Yes, he is a hungry puppy, much put upon by the world (and the largely non-existent elk/caribou population in this part of Midgard). His tail wags a bit faster in appreciation, although he still follows at something of a distance.

[the_songbird]

So she leads the way back to the Castle, looking just enough over her shoulder from time to time to see if he's still back there.

She doesn't, of course, try to make him come inside. Instead she stops at the outer door to the kitchens and requests that, essentially, they bring her a plate of meat.

You're lucky you're so cute, Freki.

[theravenous]

Basically the luckiest, he's aware. But also the entirely most contented to stand here wagging his tail and chowing down on a giant bloody plate of delicious, delicious dead animals.

He'll just be here. Being a dog. Like dogs do. No trap.

[the_songbird]

"There now," she says, seated a reasonable distance away, "was that so bad?"

[theravenous]

Such a waggling tail. Such a satisfied series of snorts. Such a careful, low-headed slinking forward to nudge affectionately at her leg without biting.