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Updated: 8/31/26
Hihi! I'm Eternal Love :3
I suck at introductions lol.
Some info:
- Hopeless Romantic
- Introvert
- Monster Enthusiast
- Perpetually Tired
- Tea Drinker
- Overthinker
- Highly Sensitive Person
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What to expect from me:
- Posts at least once a week. Can be more rapid fire on occasion.
- Long-term roleplays preferred.
- Decent grammar, spelling and punctuation.
- Third person only.
- One paragraph to multiple paragraphs.
- Quality over quantity.
- Friendly OOC and creative ideas.
- Patience. (May be dependent on communication.)
- I strive to avoid ghosting (if I do, something serious irl has probably happened or there's been a misunderstanding.)
- Good communication.
- Plays both male and female characters.
- Can play multiple characters.
- Doubling friendly.
- LGBTQ+ Friendly
- Posts at least once a week. (I can wait longer if given communication.)
- Long-term preferred.
- Decent grammar, spelling and punctuation.
- Third person only.
- One paragraph to multiple paragraphs.
- Quality over quantity.
- Friendly OOC and creative ideas.
- Patience.
- Good communication.
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Asterisks mean I'm craving something. The more there are, (on a scale of 1-5) the more I'm craving. If I'm craving something really specific I'll put it under here.
Current Craving
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Always Craving
Monster Romance
Vampires with bloodlust control issues
Painful transformations -
Any x Any
Human x Any
Genre blending encouraged.
Feel free to suggest things you don't see!
Fantasy:
- Dragons
- Elves
- Faeries
- Orcs
- Witch/Warlock
- Gods/Goddesses
- Gargoyles
- Creatures of Mythology
- Fairytale Retellings
- Aliens
- Experiments
- Androids/Robots
- Cyborgs/Cybrids
- Mutants
- Superheroes/Villains
- Starship Adventures
- Werewolves/Werefolk
- Vampires
- Demons
- Angels
- Ghosts
- Cryptids
- Rom-com shenanigans
- Mafia
- Consensual power differentials.
- Slashers
- Imposters/Mimics
- Soft Yanderes
- Victorian era
- Folk horror
- Cosmic Horror
- Steampunk
- Cyberpunk
- Dystopian/Apocalypse
- Southern Gothic
- Film Noir
- Roaring twenties
- Arranged marriages
- Soulmates/Red String of Fate
- Beauty and the Beast
- Jeykll and Hyde
- Friends to Lovers
- Enemies to Lovers
- Redemption Arc
- Fake to Real Relationships
- Forced Proximity
- Philanderer changed by love
- Grumpy x sunshine
- Obsessed x Oblivious
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Setting: Modern
Pairing: F x M
Themes: touch-starved, professionalism as a barrier, hurt/comfort
♡L'hôtel de la Lune is a high end hotel and a safe haven for supernatural creatures. While it does accept human guests, there is a "VIP" area for the supernaturals that choose to stay there. Their needs are attended to by a team of care managers and the staff they oversee.
MC has recently been promoted to care manager. Her predecessor left the hotel for reasons unknown to her. Being a hard worker, she has adapted to her new position well enough but is still encountering unknown territory, like dealing with the supernaturals directly.
One night, a business man and regular customer comes to the hotel to go through his monthly transformation. MC is tasked with caring for him and goes the extra mile to make sure he's comfortable. Her kindness and care has a profound affect on the business man and he takes a liking to her.Setting: Modern or 1920s-ish
Pairing: F x Any, possiblity for multiple characters.
Themes: enemies to lovers, violence, flirting/taunting, mafia
♡Many years ago, MC went into hibernation. She and her family were being hunted by vampire hunters so it only made sense to go to sleep for a while, at least long enough for the hunters to give up their persecution.
But when she awoke, she found a group of humans living in her family's home. Not just a group either, a whole organization of people. Her home, abandoned by time, got purchased by a mafia boss looking for a secluded place to call home. Hungry and enraged she began picking off their men and making a meal of them, at least until the boss caught her.
Realizing what she was, they gave her an offer she couldn't refuse. If she came to work for them, they'd give her access to all the blood she needed to survive and return everything that was once hers. All she would have to do was participate in odd jobs that were better suited for an immortal creature of the night than a human.Setting: Any
Pairing: F x M
Themes: accidental seduction, hierophilia, corruption, obsession, pheromones
♡MC is a reformed succubus. After being banished from hell and stripped of most of her powers, she seeks a normal life among humans. She ends up settling in a quaint little town and only leaves to sustain herself, not wanting to cause trouble by feeding in the town.
She does her best to live peacefully, participating in community events, which includes going to church. Not long before her arrival the old priest passed away and a young, handsome priest was assigned in his place. MC develops a crush on the new priest, finding him charming.
Unbeknownst to her, the priest has also started crushing on her. But it's not just a crush; it's a growing obsession that tests his religious morality and the succubus' enticing pheromones aren't helping the matter.Settings: Modern
Pairing: F x Any
Themes: caregiver x patient, physical illness, character death (MC, temporary), transference/counter-transference, hurt/comfort
♡MC has always been a sickly girl, has always considered the hospital to be her second home, but things took a turn for the worst during her most recent hospital stay. She claimed to have been attacked in her hospital room. The staff only heard her screaming.
There was no sign of the man she saw or the searing bite mark she swore he'd left on her neck so the attack was dismissed as a nightmare. But soon after, MC's health plummeted. Suddenly, she needed regular transfusions to keep her stable. Nothing else the doctors did helped so they determined her to be terminal and sent her home.
Unable to bear the burden of her increased medical needs and her delusions about being attacked by a vampire, her parents hired a caretaker to care for her until her death. But her new caretaker might not be what they seem. There's something... off about them, lingering under a caring face.Setting: Medieval
Pairing: F x M
Themes: magic, mind control, reluctant romance, hurt/comfort
♡MC is the daughter of a witch, a narcissistic power-hungry witch that manipulates and abuses her at every turn. She knows enough magic to be a useful assistant but she's basically an indentured servant with no hope of freedom.
That is until she accidentally catches the eye of a prince from a nearby kingdom. She hopes that he might help her escape but her mother finds out about him before she gets the chance to ask for help. Her mother jumps at the opportunity for more power and tricks MC into enthralling him.
The spell puts the prince under her control by forcing him to obey any command she gives him. Resistance is met with pain but compliance is rewarded with a wave of blissful euphoria. Horrified, MC runs off with the prince in hopes of reversing the spell before he becomes addicted to the euphoria and gives away his free will permanently.Setting: Medieval
Pairing: F x M
Themes: magic, devotion, metamorphosis, friends to lovers, obsession, soft yandere vibes
♡MC is a temple priestess which means she's devoted her life to helping others with their ailments. She treats the sick, wounded, and the cursed alongside the other priestesses. The royal knights that protect the kingdom are frequent visitors due to the dangerous nature of their job.
One knight in particular has her heart all aflutter, though she keeps her feelings to herself for fear of ruining their friendship. Little does she know that he feels the same way about her. However, fate seems determined to bring them together when a witch curses him after he turns down her advances.
The knight is cursed with a metamorphosis spell which alters his mind and body slowly, turning him into a beast of rage, greed, and lust; a dragon. MC takes the knight away from the kingdom, hoping to cure him before he loses himself entirely. But his altering mind has become rather fixated on her, bringing their feelings for each other out of hiding.Setting: Medieval
Pairing: F x Any
Themes: femdom, seduction, corruption, cult, devotion
♡The Fountain of Youth isn't what it seems. No one has found it because they've been looking in all the wrong places. But a particularly resilient noble is determined to find it or die trying. With the help of some ancient texts, they stumble upon a grove, sealed away in a long forgotten cave.
In the center rests a single statue inside of an empty basin, surrounded by dead rose bushes. Curious, they approach the statue and cut themselves on the bushes' thorns. The scent of their blood awakens MC, the statue, from her slumber.
She reveals that she is the fountain of youth promises to make their dreams come true if they bring her home with them. Excited, the noble agrees, unaware that they've just awakened the goddess of a long dead vampire cult or that she intends to turn them into her most loyal follower.Setting: Futuristic
Pairing: F x M
Themes: obsessed x oblivious, saved x savior, soft yandere vibes
♡Recently, MC's best friend has gotten her into going to storage unit auctions. It's a great way to buy things without spending a ton of money. One day, she goes to an auction which is selling an old android. He's in good condition but because he's an older model no one wants him.
And the lower his price drops the more MC's heart aches for him. She ends up buying him herself and hauls him home despite her friend's teasing. She had always wanted an android to help around the house but never could afford one so she hopes she can get him working again.
To her surprise, he powers up right away and jumps right into being the helping hand he was programmed to be. However, little does MC know that he was stored away because of a malfunction that allowed him to develop human emotions. Said emotions are now fixed obsessively on her since she's the one who saved him from the scrapyard.Setting: Medieval
Pairing: F x Any
Themes: guard x charge, mystery, devotion, magic, femdom
♡Tragedy seems to follow MC everywhere. Her adoptive parents, a pair of nobles which found her washed ashore as a child, have begun to fear something evil is after her. Desperate to protect their daughter, they hire a knight to keep her safe and investigate the strange goings on at their secluded manor.
When the knight arrives, they find themselves quite taken with MC. And soon after their meeting, the knight begins to see her in their dreams. Because they spend so much time together, it isn't long before mutual affection begins forming between them.
However, the knight soon discovers that the strangest thing about the manor is MC herself. After they witness her kill an unruly suitor with nothing more than a kiss, they must decide what to do with the secrets they've uncovered and their blossoming feelings.Setting: Medieval
Pairing: F x Any
Themes: arranged marriage, magic, enemies to lovers
♡Over the years, magic has become scarce, so much so that people with magical abilities are considered rare and valuable. MC, a princess, is one of those people. Her abilities are limited as she still learning how to wield them but that doesn't deter her father from selling her off.
When her kingdom becomes under threat of seige by another kingdom, her father decides to offer her as part of a treaty/alliance, much to her horror. Even more terrifying, her father has spoken of her as if her magic is incredibly powerful with the hope of enticing the enemy further.
Now, she faces an arranged marriage to someone she's never met before. Someone who belongs to the kingdom that threatened to overthrow hers, someone her father has lied to. She fears what will happen when her spouse-to-be discovers she's not as powerful or well practiced as her father said.Setting: Modern
Pairing: F x M
Themes: professionalism as a barrier, mutual pining, obsessed x oblivious
♡Ever since the artist's muse broke up with him, he's been struggling to paint. Even worse, none of the models he's auditioned have inspired him in the same way his ex did. And it doesn't help that he's considered difficult to work with, being very specific about how his models pose and his painting schedule.
With deadlines inching closer by the minute, it seems that all hope for his career is lost. That is until he comes across MC, a waitress at the diner near his penthouse. Something about her captures the artist so when he hears that she's struggling to make ends meet, he can't resist offering a solution.
To avoid another heartbreak and loss of muse, he's adamant that his offer is strictly professional. After some consideration MC accepts his offer, taking comfort in a professional arrangement. However, it isn't long before the both of them start catching feelings and the artist finds himself becoming rather obsessed with his new muse.Setting: Any
Pairing: F x Any
Themes: revenge, enemies to lovers, magic, physical illness
♡MC, a witch, is out for revenge. After fleeing an abusive situation, she was left to survive on her own in the wilderness. During this time, she got her hands on some forbidden texts and taught herself witchcraft. She has spent months studying and gaining power.
Her original plan was to gain enough strength to enact revenge herself but that was before she caught a terrible illness that is slowly draining the life out of her. She's managed to keep her symptoms at bay with magic remedies but they're not a long term solution and revenge is the one thing she wants before she dies. So she enlists some help.
She summons a demon who's none too happy about being summoned. But they're unable to harm her until the contract has been fulfilled and are forced to obey her commands whether they want to or not. At first, the demon plans to kill MC the moment they're free but overtime they find themselves appreciating the darkness in her and their hatred begins morphing into something else.Setting: Medieval
Pairing: F x F
Themes: guard x charge, inexperienced x experienced, closeted
♡The King and Queen have a lavender marriage. The king's parents were intolerant of his preferences and arranged their marriage. The king was honest about his preferences before marrying and the queen was happy to keep him safe from his parent's wrath.
They rule the kingdom as a team putting on the facade of a happily married couple. Behind closed doors though, the king is free to be himself. Unfortunately, that leaves the queen feeling rather lonely. After the queen expresses her desire for companionship the king decides to find a companion for her.
Suitors come in secret to try and woo the queen but after one suitor became unruly, the king hires MC, a powerful orc warrioress, to keep the queen safe while she searches for love. However, it seems that they've been looking in the wrong places...Unisex plotsSetting: Modern-ish
Pairing: Any x Any
Themes: fake relationship becomes real, loneliness, catching feelings
♡Character A is lonely and has had terrible luck with dating. After seeing an advert, they decided to use a Rent-A-Partner service. The service allows them to pay a fee to get someone (human, android, or otherwise) to spend time with them and act as their partner for however long they want to pay the fee. Character B is whoever/whatever is sent by the service. However, they end up getting more attached to each other than either of them expected.Setting: Any
Pairing: Any x Any
Themes: reluctant romance, magical binding, forced proximity
♡Character A is an otherworldly being that finds themselves bound to Character B, a human. Because they are bound together, Character A begins experiencing things that are normal for a human but completely foreign to them. If B is hungry, A feels it despite not needing food themselves, if B is hurting in some way, A will feel their pain, etc. (The full extent of what A does and doesn't feel can be discussed.) At first they both seek a way to get unbound but that changes when they begin developing feelings for each other.Setting: Modern
Pairing: Any x Any
Themes: poor x rich, mafia, grumpy x sunshine
♡Character A just moved into a new neighborhood. They go to do laundry at a local laundromat where they meet Character B who is there for the same reason but looks a little out of their element. A, being a kind and helpful person, helps B with their laundry and the two of them get to chatting, maybe even flirting a little. Unbeknownst to A, B is the local mob boss and A has just caught their interest by approaching them without fear in addition to being so nice and helpful. Not wanting to scare A off, B tries their best to hide their identity but that proves to be harder than anticipated.Setting: Belle Époque era
Pairing: Any x Any
Themes: mystery, admiring from afar, touch-starved, loneliness
♡Character A is a new singer at the most famous opera house in Paris. However, it's not long after they move in that they realize the old gothic building is haunted. At least that's how everyone else explains the weird noises, moving shadows and missing/moved items. In actuality, Character B is behind it all. They are a gargoyle that has lived in the building since before it was an opera house. They were seen only once by a former opera singer who was rumored to have gone mad. The singer had a bad reaction to the gargoyle's stony visage and as a result, B resolved never to let themselves be seen by anyone again. However, A's beautiful voice proves to be quite the temptation and A quickly becomes the gargoyle's newest fascination.Setting: Modern
Pairing: Any x Any
Themes: hurt/comfort, violence, fake relationship becomes real, soft yandere vibes
♡Character A, an abused spouse desperate to be free, lures their abuser out to nature where they let them get killed, eaten, and replaced by a mimic. Character B is a mimic creature that yearns for love and acceptance. They are entirely unaware of A's plan and A is supposed to keep it that way. If B finds out that A knows what they are, it supposedly won't end well. At least that's what the strange online support group says. The group's instructions helped A get rid of their abuser and now they can mold B into the spouse they've always wanted. That proves to be difficult when B wears their abuser's face and, eventually, the truth comes out...Setting: Modern
Pairing: Any x Any
Themes: forced proximity, fake relationship becomes real, hurt/comfort
♡Character A is a hardened criminal who has just sold out their boss for their freedom. Because of this, they've been put into witness protection. Alongside them is Character B, an innocent who saw a murder and did the right thing. Witness protection has placed them together and given them the persona of a newly wedded couple that's starting their life together. Now A and B must navigate life while stuck together; pretending to be married, and coping with the events that put them into this situation.Setting: Any
Pairing: Any x Any
Themes: magic, opposites attract, devotion
♡Character A is a wolf-walker who lives deep in the forest. With their pack of wolves, they protect and care for the forest but are terribly lonely. One night, they come across Character B, a vampire who is trying hard to hunt but failing miserably. Their fancy clothes, dirtied from their attempts, tells A that they're used to a life of luxury. B is struggling to come to terms their vampirism and has no idea how to survive. A takes pity on B and resolves to help them, earning B's affection and devotion. B later declares A as their betrothed and no one quite understands why they chose such an unrefined person.Setting: Modern-ish or futuristic
Pairing: Any x Any, possibility for multiple characters.
Themes: forbidden romance, handler x soldier, military, fated mates
♡Character A is a soldier in a super-soldier like program where participants have been turned into powerful were-creatures. The change in their physiology makes these soldiers a bit unstable so they're assigned handlers to keep them calm and under control. A has had a few too many bad handlers and doesn't want anymore but needs one to stay in the program. Character B is A's newest handler and ends up being more effective than either of them anticipated. But when their chemistry shifts into forbidden territory, they have to decide how to proceed forward and whether being together is worth the risk.Setting: Any
Pairing: Any x Any
Themes: cosmic horror, obsession, devotion, soft yandere vibes, reluctant romance
♡Character A loves antiquing, it's their guilty pleasure. They aren't well off so saving up what little extra cash they have to spend on their hobby is something they really look forward to. One day, they find a strange piece at one of their regular antique shops, a gold necklace with a black mirror pendant. The moment they touch it, they unknowingly awaken Character B, a long forgotten eldritch god. The necklace is B's last surviving relic and when A buys it B believes that they're going to save them from fading into obscurity. B falls for A instantly and resolves to reward them by making their wildest dreams come true... as long as A never ever leaves them.Setting: Modern-ish
Pairing: Any x Any
Themes: rivals to lovers, dark academia, fated mates
♡Character A and Character B are academic rivals. To any onlookers the two of them clearly despise each other and enjoy pissing each other off. However, that all changes when B comes back from winter break. They look the same, though perhaps more worn down and tired, but something isn't right. A notices changes in B's behavior and when B's grades start to slip, A finds themselves concerned for their rival. As it turns out, B was bitten by a 'weird dog' over winter break and is struggling to cope with their lycanthropy. And, for some reason, A seems to be the only person who can help them.Setting: Modern
Pairing: Any x Any
Themes: hurt/comfort, inexperienced x experienced, magical binding
♡Character A is a virgin. Their college "friend group" has always teased them about it. But on one Halloween night, under the full moon, they take their jokes too far. In their inebriated stupor they decide it would be funny to summon a demon, using A as their virgin sacrifice. No one expected it to work. Character B is the demon that gets summoned, however, they have no interest in following the orders of the friend group. They insist that A summoned them and after the friend group is dealt with, A is stuck with B who is swiftly becoming attached to their summoner.Setting: Futuristic
Pairing: Any x Any, possibility for multiple characters.
Themes: forced proximity, liminal space, survival
♡Lovecore is a company dedicated to helping people find their other half. It offers a variety of services including speed dating and couples counseling. Character A and B visit one of the Lovecore facilities for the former but, due to a system error, end up in couples counseling despite not knowing each other. Because of this, they're placed in a liminal space dimension. And then, another error occurs, leaving them stuck in a liminal space that was only meant to be inhabited by people for an hour at a time. And they aren't alone...Setting: Modern
Pairing: Any x Any
Themes: reluctant romance, trauma bonding, grumpy x sunshine
♡Character A finally managed to escape their abusive partner... by killing them. They hadn't meant to, of course, but it happened. Now they have to deal with the body. Despite their panic they manage to find the strange business card that someone slipped through their mail slot a few days prior. Hastily they dial the number listed under the word "Fixer" and not much later Character B shows up. While B cleans up the mess it becomes clear that A has no where else to go so they begrudgingly take them in.Musings- An arranged marriage between a monster and a human.
- A witch helping out a cursed person.
- And they were roommates.
- Humans are weird/space orcs.
- Actors playing lovers fall in love for real.
- Reality bender makes daydreamer's dreams come true.
- Getting stolen by faeries.
- Catching a forest god's attention/affection.
- Circus/Carnival vibes.
- Getting isekai'd into a dating sim.
- Fallen angel finds the reincarnation of the human they fell for.
- Mad scientist experimenting on themselves x their worried assistant.
Other
See my Other RT:
All - Searching the Stars
Hihi! I'm Eternal Love :3 I'm wanting to roleplay as a particular alien race that I've been developing. I have a hard time finding roleplays that I can fit them into so finding people interested in the race itself seems easier, hopefully. For information on the race, please look at the plots...writerssanctum.com
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This is not a complete list, just what came to mind. I may add more later.
I prefer working within a fandom universe (or a universe inspired by a fandom) with original characters but I'm not opposed to doing OC x Canon on occasion. It depends on the fandom, the canon characters and my familiarity with both. Canon characters will be aged up as necessary. Inhuman characters will be given a human form.
Feel free to ask me about canon characters and/or fandoms you don't see on this list.
Anime, Manga, etc.
- Devil's Line
- The Ancient Magus Bride
- Inuyasha
- Hellsing Ultimate
- Vampire Hunter D (Bloodlust)
- Seven Deadly Sins
- Phantom of the Opera (ALW)
- Beauty and the Beast (Disney & french live action)
- Belle
- Alice in Wonderland/Through the Looking Glass (Tim Burton's)
- The Boy
- The VVitch
- What We Do in the Shadows
- Lucifer
- Over the Garden Wall
- Howl's Moving Castle
- Spirited Away
- Kiki's Delivery Service
- The Last Unicorn
- Grimm
- The Addams Family (60s & 90s)
- Pride and Prejudice
- Jane Eyre
- Frankenstein
- Bram Stoker's Dracula
- Carmilla
- Stardew Valley
- Love and Deepspace
- Kissed by the Baddest Bidder
- D&D
- SCP Foundation
- Harry Potter/Wizarding World (I do not support Rowlings' views!)
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Feel free to ask me about any kink, the worst I can say is no.
This is not a complete list, it features only what immediately comes to mind, I may add to it later.
Favorites:
- Romance
- Foreplay
- Aftercare
- Praise
- Affection
- Monster Men
- Size difference
- Forced proximity
- Oral (giving/receiving)
- Nipple play (giving/recieving)
- Fingering/handjob (giving/recieving)
- Soft/Passionate sex
- Rough/Feral sex (situation depending)
- Mask kink
- Reverse Harem
- Consensual power differentials
- Dub-con (situation depending)
- Light bondage
- Blindfolding
- Hair pulling
- Spanking
- Mutual masterbation
- Corruption (situation depending)
- Harem
- Omegaverse (usually done with weres/shifters)
My hard no's include:
- Non-con/rape
- Incest
- Cheating
- Blackmail
- Gore/Violence (within a sexual space/experience)
- Waste/vomit
- Pregnancy (of my characters at the very least.)
- I don't have a set ratio.
- I'm more than happy to fade to black or time skip over sex scenes if my partner prefers not to write out sex.
- I do not write pure smut. I like sex in roleplays, even a lot of it but I'm here for the stories and the romance. Do not come to me with pure smut and over sexualized characters. I'm not the girl for you.
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Solemnly, she said goodbye to her father, who was in tears as he hugged her as tightly as he could one last time. Viola was then escorted into the carriage by the King's guards and taken to the castle. The trip was silent and filled with fear and worry. Eventually, the carriage came to a stop and Viola was taken inside. By this time the sun was beginning to fall lower in the sky, but the ceremony would not be until sunset, leaving time for Viola to be prepared for her wedding and to have a small meal. However, much to the surprise of everyone, the shepherd's daughter softly demanded that she see her husband-to-be before the ceremony. She insisted upon sharing a meal with the Lindworm and the royal family did not have the heart to deny her.
"Give her anything she asks for," King Ulrik told his servants with a remorseful expression on his face.
With that, Viola was escorted to her groom's bedchambers, a servant carrying a tray with a bowl of hearty stew for both of them. Guards were stationed outside the door in hopes of preventing the Lindworm from devouring his bride early. The tray was given to Viola as the doors opened and they were closed swiftly after she stepped inside.
The room was mostly dark, the dim light of a candle illuminated the small table it sat on as well as a singular chair that sat beside the table. The room was eerily silent for what felt like an eternity before a low, rough voice hissed out from the darkness.
"Leave the food there."
Viola swallowed down her fear and did as she was asked but lingered beside the table when she had finished placing the bowls on either end of the table.
"Why are you still here?" the voice asked. "Scurry back off to where you belong, servant girl."
"…I'm not a servant girl. I am your bride."
Movement could be heard in the darkness, the sound of fabric shuffling and then a low thud against the stone flooring. Viola stayed where she stood, her knees trembling under her homespun dress.
"My bride? The ceremony is not until the sunsets…"
There was confusion in the Lindworm's voice and Viola gave a shaky sigh, hoping he did not decide to eat her before they could be wed.
"Yes, well, I'm not a princess or anyone of status. The common folk like to meet their future spouses before they are wed so I have come to share a meal with you."
There was silence at first, which increased the unease that was building within the shepherd's daughter. She swallowed down her fear before speaking again, not giving the monster a chance to respond.
"Would you please come out of the shadows? It is very unsettling to talk to darkness."
"…You want to see me?" the Lindworm asked, confused and rather surprised.
"Yes."
There was a moment of hesitation before the sound of something large dragging across the stone floor could be heard moving toward her. The creature approached the light, settling on the side of the table that lacked a chair. The light illuminated his form and allowed the young woman to see the monster she was to be wed to. The Lindworm's body appeared to be 12ft long, or tall depending on how one measured him. His upper body was that of a human, muscular and strong. His skin, white as snow, bore equally white patches of scales on his shoulders, the back of his forearms, across his collar bone, around his brows and splayed over his cheekbones, connecting on the outer part of his eye sockets as well as over his sharp nose. His eyes were a crisp blue, with snake-like pupils that stared at Viola with curiosity through the thick locks of long white hair that cascaded down his muscular body, stopping at his waist. The creature's upper body was strange enough but could hardly compare in the strangeness of his lower body. From his hips down was the strong, thick, powerful tail of a snake, adorned with the same glimmering white scales that matched the patches on his upper body. His tail shifted, coiling underneath him as he settled. His arms came to rest on the table as he vaguely took notice of the meal that was resting between them. The Lindworm's gaze was more focused on his bride, gauging her reaction to him.
No matter what her husband-to-be looked like, Viola was sure she would not have been prepared for it. She was certain he would be more monstrous looking. In this case, she was surprised by his human features, having not expected him to look human at all. For a while, she simply stared at the Lindworm, not making a sound nor taking her eyes off of him. The serpentine aspects of his form were certainly off putting but when she managed to overlook it, she could almost say the creature was handsome. Viola was snapped out of her trance when the same low, hissing voice spoke up again, startling her.
"…Are you going to faint?"
The shepherd's daughter blinked, focusing on the monster's face which held an expression of impatience and confusion. A thin black, forked tongue slipped out from between his lips, flicking at her. Viola jumped at the sight and tore her eyes away for a moment, looking down at her stew before lifting her gaze back up and meeting his.
"No, I'm fine."
The Lindworm raised an eyebrow at the girl, fresh surprise mingling with his confusion.
"Hmph. Well, that is certainly new," he stated, his tone bitter.
"What do you mean?"
"My first bride screamed and threw things at me when the shock of the wedding ceremony wore off. The second one fainted and screamed when she woke up again. You have not done either of those things."
Viola was at a loss of words, blinking at the beast once more as she pictured what the princesses had done upon being alone with him for the first time. She could certainly understand their fear and horror. She'd felt the same thing prior to being brought to the castle, after all. Trying to remain courageous, Viola took her gaze off of her groom, focusing her attention to her meal. She picked up her spoon and scooped up a bit of stew, blowing on it gently to let it cool some.
"Princesses dream of marrying a handsome prince or a wealthy king not a—"
"Not a monster?" the Lindworm interrupted.
"…They are more inclined to prejudice. If their prince was ugly or their king grotesquely old, it is highly probable that they would be repulsed."
"I doubt they would scream and faint."
The bitterness of her groom's tone made Viola's brows furrow some. She swallowed down the anxiety of their conversation, choosing to take the cooled spoonful of stew into her mouth and eat it, speaking again when her mouth was clear.
"Maybe not but I suppose it can be hard to accept anyone, handsome or not, right away in an arranged marriage. Work has to be done to form a relationship with someone you have never met."
"Is that why you decided to risk your life by coming here?" the Lindworm asked.
Viola sighed, "I suppose so. Peasants usually find love on their own so I wanted to at least meet you before we are wed. There is not enough time to get to know you before the wedding so I'm making do."
No response came from the beast right away. It seemed that now he was the one that could do nothing else but stare at her. This unnerved Viola as she was not sure if her words had angered him or not. She hid it well though.
"You should eat your stew before it gets cold," she told him.
The Lindworm blinked just as she had when coming out of her trance and looked down at his bowl of stew. Without a word, he began to eat slowly and Viola could tell he was thinking about something quite intently by how his brows furrowed every so often. Finally, after what seemed like an eternity of awkward silence, the creature lifted his gaze to meet hers and spoke up.
"You would want to get to know me before we are wed?"
"I do want to do that, yes," Viola nodded.
"You would not run away the first chance you got?"
"No. There is no point in that. It would be cruel of me to do so as I would not have given you the chance you deserve. Besides, if I did the King would likely have his guards hunt me down or throw my poor father in the dungeon. Even if I have been brought here against my will, my duty to my King and my kingdom is to marry you so I will not try to escape my fate."
"…You do not seem very pleased," her groom observed.
"Can you honestly say you would be if you were in my position?"
"No." The Lindworm looked away from his bride.
Silence fell between the pair again and Viola continued eating. However, the Lindworm did not, seeming to be thinking once again. Viola could not say what he was thinking about so she waited to see if he would speak his mind or not. She did not exactly expect him to express his thoughts so when he did, she was caught very much off guard, causing her to stop eating.
"…If I were to postpone our wedding, would you willingly stay here and build a relationship with me?" he asked.
"I do not think I have the choice of being here willingly."
"But if you did, if I gave you the option to leave unscathed if you could not find love for me in your heart, would you?"
Viola was silent for a few moments, the monster's words throwing her entirely for a loop. She stared at him once again, assessing his features as best she could. He did not seem to be lying or holding any malice. In fact, the expression on his face seemed almost vulnerable. It made her heart twist in her chest.
"If you intend to make good on this hypothetical promise you offer, then yes, I would stay."
The Lindworm's brows furrowed again and he looked away from her. Whatever it was he was deciding on seemed to be difficult for him.
"I will speak to the King after we are finished with our dinner…"
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