bakerstreet | The Monster & the Maiden Fair

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?"

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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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Friends, huh? [she rolls her eyes, and rolls over on her other side to put her back to him.] And what do you intend to do with me now that you have me, hmm? Something terrible? Or nothing at all?

...

[ omg she's onto something here. ]

I don't fucking know. Guess I'll ask around.

...Wait a minute.

[she rolls back over to face him, the bored, uninterested expressions she'd been given him gone. now she's... angry with him?]

You mean to tell me you kidnapped me-- a pretty girl with political connections-- and you have no plan as to what you should do with me now that the original plan didn't work? I find that hard to believe. I mean, you have options. [she flops onto her back and stares at the ceiling, talking to herself more than talking to him.] There's torture, or using me for food, or using me for other things... There's the possibility of being a maid, or a toy... Honestly!

Don't you sound fuckin thirsty. That must've been some drought in the palace, huh?

[ yeah just endlessly mocking your married life despite of apparently having hots for that very same guy. nbd. ]

[ smirks down at her again. ]

I could use a maid though. This place is a fucking dump.

[stop taking shots at her marriage, squalo. that's how she bonds with xanxus. she shoots him the dirtiest look she can manage, but then rolls her eyes and nods.]

A dry spell like no other. I'm parched, alright, but it's not like I'm incapable of finding water.

But dump or not, just because I suggested being a maid doesn't mean I'm going to act as one. Kidnap someone else for housekeeping.

Good luck with that.

[ He's laughing again, probably finding it hilarious that they are, in fact, surrounded by water, and not the metaphorical kind they've been speaking of. Ah well. ]

[ Maybe getting this girl wasn't a complete waste of time after all. She's definitely amusing. ]

You seem to be under the impression that you have a say in the matter.

[she definitely doesn't appreciate his laughter, and with a loud sigh, she rolls over again, putting her back to him.]

I have a say, and so I'm saying I'm not doing it.

[end of discussion. she's going back to sleep.]

Heeeeeeey, Princess, I think you're forgetting I don't owe you shit. Like being nice.

[ Do evil elves do magic? Because that's either a rope twisting around her legs over the bag by itself, or he can just do it manually. Nbd. ]

[ And in like five seconds, she'll be hanging upside down from a hook in the ceiling by her ankles. ]

Hope you're comfortable.

[ Grin. Grin. ]

Let me know when you're ready to cooperate.

[listen he's an evil elf. he can do whatever tf he wants...

she doesn't even have enough time to fight him off or protest, and before she realises what's going on, she's upside down. which is... not how she saw this going.]

Hey! I was cooperating the whole time! Just because your plan didn't work doesn't mean you have to be an ass to me!

[she doesn't squirm or try to get out of the rope or bag-- what's going to happen when she does, huh? with how the day is going, she'll break her neck.]

LET ME DOWN!

[ alright then. all the more fun. ]

[ hey maybe he's like a former house elf of the Xanxus manor and that's why he has so much resentment. ]

[ nope.gif ]

[ He's just kicking back in a chair, feet on a table and hands behind head, and watches her with... a bit of glee, really. How long does it take for a human to suffer permanent damages from being upside down? Because he'll be pulling her down like fifteen seconds short of that. ]

Nah, you were being a little smartass. If I hand you a fuckin broom, you're gonna use it, and not to crack my head open.

[the blood is already rushing to her head, and it hurts like a bitch. what the hell, squalo. she tries to lift her head a little, but her abs are not quite ready for actual torture crunches. so she just screams as she swings from the hook.]

I'll use it for whatever I want! And if it's bashing your face in, then so be it! NOW LET ME DOWN!

[ If you think you can bully him into complying, think again. He's seen Things. Also, you wanna yell? Let's yell. ]

FORGET THE MAGIC WORD, PRINCESS?

[are they going to frickin yell. well, she's just going to give him a face that says "u wanna go m8". because this went from being manageable to Really Not.]

YOU'RE A BASTARD AND YOU CAN GO STRAIGHT TO HELL! GOOD ENOUGH?!

[ cute. she thinks she can compete at yelling with him. ]

[ not moving an inch. ]

Ding ding ding WRONG ANSWER!!

Hang in there, yeah?

The Monster & the Maiden Fair

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