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

[permboy]

...

[ Folds arms.

Yeah, okay, you sit there, then. Gintoki will just stare, unimpressed. ]

[bombdemon]

You don't love me!

[ GIANT CROCODILE TEARS ]

[permboy]

I NEVER SAID I DID! DON'T MAKE SHIT UP!

[bombdemon]

BUT YOU WON ME AWAY FROM THE DRAGON!!

[permboy]

[ He's just ... going to walk inside now.

Apparently Katsura can just do whatever he wants. ]

[bombdemon]

[ Eventually Katsura will weepily follow him. If he barricades the door, he'll be trying to climb in through the window. Or even the chimney. Can't stop him. ]

[permboy]

[ Yeah okay if Katsura wants to make himself a prisoner.

... Not that Gintoki is going to be as happy about his success as he might have were Katsura not such an annoying guy, but still!

This will be the worst time of his life. ]

[bombdemon]

[ Or the best, once he learns to love it! And then they'll live happily ever after etc etc. ]

[permboy]

[ Something like that. ]