A witch curses a man to be a hideous, terrifying monster – only his learning to love and earn that person’s love in return will break the spell.
One day he finds an orphan in the land surrounding his home and takes the kid in. And yeah, he’s scary and horrible-looking, but like hell he’s letting a child out to fend for themselves, and he does everything he can to make sure the kid is safe, comfortable, and happy. And eventually the child stops minding that they’re staying with a monster, eventually stops thinking he’s going to eat them and gnaw on their bones.
And then one night the kid kisses their monster-dad on the cheek before bed and says “Goodnight, Dad. I love you,” thus breaking the spell.
But @twinklecupcake, how’s the kid going to react the next day when monster dad is now human dad? Monster dad is going to need to prove that it’s still him to the child.
Tbh I imagine it more like Disney and later takes on the tale, where the change is instantaneous. (As opposed to the Villeneauve version where it happens the next day.)
Still hilarious though.
“AAAAAAH, WHO ARE YOU AND WHERE’S MY DAD?”
“Kid, kid, it’s okay, it’s me! You – oh my god, you broke the spell-”
“WHAT SPELL? WHERE’S DAD?”
“Okay, kiddo, I need you to calm down–”
“*grabs the fire poker* Stay back! I know how to use this, asshole–!”
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