When is a monster not a monster? (oh, when you love it.)

[seethers]

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.

Comments

[gm_of_my_own_soul]

Yeah... It's probably gotten a lot bigger since you've been around. And the speed of a plane would be like... what, ten miles a minute? I don't know what the average speed for a plane is, but it's around that. They are pretty fast.

A lot has developed in the last 200 years. I'll try explain whatever I can for as long as you... um... well are you going to stay? What are you going to do now that you're free?

[princessdude]

Ten miles a minute? What kind of steam engines are you using nowadays? [No really what had been going on during the time he had been gone? Humans had never evolved quickly, but just looking around in the apartment and he felt confused by all the weird things that filled the place.]

I don't really know what to do. I hadn't planned that so much time would have passed and if things have changed as much as you claim, the whole world is now a strange place to me.

[gm_of_my_own_soul]

It's more petrol and burning fossil fuels these days. Steam engines aren't really used anymore. [Hoo boy. Seemed like a lot of things for this guy to take in. Maybe when school starts, Ryou will take him to class or just teach him how to use the internet so he can do some reading up.]

Well... I'm not unfamiliar with housing people here, but if you want to stay, you're more than welcome to. I got you out, so it's my responsibility to help you settle back in this world.