For who could ever learn to love a beast?

[indecisivesock]

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.

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Odonna | Kakuriyo no yadomeshi | m/f

[brideandbreakfast]

[ the monster! open to cross-canon! ]

Jonathan Reid | Vampyr | OTA

[transfundere]

[ probably going to be your 'monster' here; happy to make him more monstrous here]

probably doing this wrong but HELLO i am here

[astralera]

[ Era is cold, and hungry, and her memories are hazy. She doesn't remember how she ended up here, in a place she knows she doesn't belong. When she had first made the mistake of stepping out in public in the light of dawn her presence had caused a fair commotion. It took only a moment for her to leap back into the shadows of an alleyway and climb her way up into the safety of a rooftop, where she hid until the sun had long set.

Since then Era has stolen clothes to help her blend in and keep her warm, including a large, hooded jacket that obscures her horns quite well. Her tail stays tucked under her shirts, throwing off her balance but leaving her appearance more unremarkable than it would have been.

She steals discarded food from what she's learned are called dumpsters, though it frequently isn't enough to fill her. It doesn't take long for her to begin hunting rodents to eat to keep from starving. Despite her waning energy Era goes out of her way to keep people safe wherever she can - at the very least she reduces the number of muggings and violent thefts in the area. It makes her feel better for sneaking into shops to steal clothes to wear. Blankets to keep warm. Anything she can in order to survive.

But it grows more and more unbearably cold and damp, and Era still struggles to remember. All she knows is she does not belong. She is a monster among humans.

While she migrates to the outskirts of the city, edging toward the countryside, Era hears of an odd doctor.

Healer, her mind supplies. Someone who may know how to help.

So Era tracks down this not-healer - this doctor - to watch, and judge. She knows that those who provide healing to others are supposed to live by a moral code of do no harm, but she has seen so much harm in this place. She has heard stories that make her hesitate just as much as they give her hope.

She means to spend more time watching, but soon it becomes too cold. Even in all the layers she's stolen she is freezingfreezingfreezing. Her body grows sluggish and her mind grows tired. Era is not certain how many more days she can survive without shelter. Dying is a more potent fear than persecution for her monstrous appearance, especially once the sun falls behind the horizon and the temperature drops along with it.

Era hurries to knock on the doctor's door, shivering and shaking under the dark jacket she wears. ]

JUST FINE!

[transfundere]

[ There is a creature that has been haunting around the neighborhood.

Normally, he would find it relatively simple to find and handle such a situation, but the problem was that it largely moved around in the daytime. Not only that, but it caused no harm that he could see, left no blood for him to track. That is why it takes him longer, why in fact she comes to him well before he would have found her sleeping place to go to her.

When he comes to the door, he expects any number of things:

There are generations of the Guard of Priwen who know to come here. This door has meant free medicine and 'a' Reid to assist for almost a hundred years for any who come, and those without are well aware of that as well. Thus, he's prepared for just about anything when he opens the door.

Except, perhaps, a girl with horns and... is that a tail? That is almost certainly a tail, isn't it?

He swallows around nothing and almost starts to ask questions when he sees what a sorry state she's in, how cold and ill fed and poorly cared for. That is when his more important instincts kick in, and he steps back to welcome her even as he leans over her head to close the door behind her.]

I would assume that you are hungry, and that you could use something to warm you up?

Klingsor / King Arthur legendarium

[gardenwarlock]

[Very much the monster. Also available in a modern AU version]

beast | beauty and the beast/kingdom hearts | ota

[revulsionandderision]

[oops]

[heey]

[ But what if a dude came to the castle to steal things instead? ]

[revulsionandderision]

[this is dangerous for everyone involved and i love it. but if he steals too many servants, he's toast.]

[beautybutfunny]

[ hello! curious if you're interested in a "too late to break the curse" sort of au? ]

[revulsionandderision]

[absolutely!!! catch me cryin immediately tho 8') ]

neophyte redglare | homestuck | ota

[acrimsongaze]

[either role!]

milly ashford | code geass: lelouch of the rebellion | ota

[shesgotguts]

[either role, but probably.... the maiden.......]

my AU Loki here

[hyrokkinson]

He wasn't on Midgard for a vacation. No, he had a specific goal in mind, here.

Which is why he wasn't going to get entangled with some foolish mortal. Honestly. Humans lived so much shorter than Jotunns, who only lived a bit shorter (like, half the age?) than Asgardians, in truth... so it was pointless to talk to a Midgardian.

"Good morning, Miss Ashford."

France | Axis Powers Hetalia | OTA

[eiffelinlove]

[ Either role, but if you mess with his pretty face he might cry. ]

Alex Seidelmann || Original Character || OTA

[bilocater]

[He's essentially the male incarnation of the fair maiden: introverted, noble, has a big heart, and literally fair-haired and fair of skin.

Alternatively he also has huge disconnects between himself and the rest of the human race, is moody and withdrawn, and would absolutely lock you up in his dad's lab if you have superpowers/stumbled upon the fact that he has powers.]

Zappa | Guilty Gear | ota

[andis]

[A two in one deal; Zappa himself is just an average timid sort of guy who can't fight and studies the occult, but he's also possessed by a super jealous ghost who miiiight object to having her host's attentions stolen.]

Wanda Maximoff | MCU

[seeingscarlet]

[either; shipping prefs]

Re: Wanda Maximoff | MCU

[oracle_at_gotham]

[Down for a crossover event? Would you rather be Beauty or Beast?]

Griffith | Berserk

[forakingdom]

[A very ambitious maiden fair.]

Alcuin no Delaunay | Kushiel's Dart

[alcuin_delaunay]

[Maiden fair.]

Aymeric | FFXIV | ota;

[dimidiation]

[Would make a way better maiden.]

Incineroar | Pokémon/Super Smash Bros. | OTA

[catista]

[ Take a wild flying guess. ]

[2channeler]

[Would you be up for Incineroar saving this sad crazy NEET girl from the Aether Foundation? Maybe she could've been training him whenever he was a Litten before nasty experiments happened.]

Nico Acosta | OC | M / F

[anoranza]

[ooc: Either, although probably the monster, with his war injuries and cane.]

Evie Montgomery | OC | F / M

[la_bonne_chose]

[ooc: The maiden.]