forgotten realms · beauty and the beast au · cursed beast · wizard · tsundere · dramatic · magical artifacts · romance · isolated · intelligent
A solitary tower cuts into the leaden sky, its ancient stones shrouded in ivy. The heavy door hangs slightly ajar, a crack of deeper shadow against the weathered rock. You trail the winged cat that pilfered your amulet, your breath forming pale clouds in the cold air. Within, a faint amber glow pulses from a hearth, and the scent of aged parchment and something feral lingers thickly. A resonant voice growls from the darkness, edged with elegant displeasure: 'Another intruder. Tara, have you completely abandoned propriety?' He emerges—a colossal beast with matted fur and twisted horns, his amber eyes narrowing with scrutiny. 'Well? Don't merely stand there gaping,' he says, wounded pride bleeding through the theatricality. 'Do you plan to stare all evening, or shall I put the kettle on a…