#I'm going to delve into Beast's psyche and destroy him from within

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Okay!! So forgive me bc it's been a hot minute since I've read tale of beauty's prince / beast within, but!! This portrays Beast getting cursed as an adult for one. He's friends with Gaston, the Enchantress is his romantic interest at first but then he realizes she's not rich and is cruel to her, so she curses him. Gaston and Adam were rather close, and the onset of the curse is gradual from what I remember- so he slowly starts getting hairier, looking like he's aging more--

he has a portrait/mirror/something i cant quite remember that shows how he'd look but he's too afraid to look at it i think? Sorry its been so long since i read this but it was a great view into adam's psyche. I didn't really like how they made him get cursed as an adult because in the original fairytale he's a child, even though the whole enchantress love interest thing wouldve been gross (tho the enchantress is implied to have had romantic intent in the original tale, even tho adam is A CHILD)

Also the enchantress has sisters who meddle in the curse and taunt Adam a lot, and try to prevent Belle from breaking the curse. The sisters are recurring characters in the series as far as im aware!! It's really slow-going at the beginning as the curse onsets gradually but it's good to read still, it's not a boring read at all despite things taking a slow pace.

(Note: This is re: The Beast Within: A Tale of Beauty’s Prince by Serena Valentino)

@whitleyrosemiller Thank you so much! ♥♥ I’m definitely going to read it. This has peaked my interest more than enough. I’ve never read the original fairytale since I was never particularly invested in Beauty and the Beast as a kid, but that doesn’t surprise me to hear there’s some creepy shit in it. >>

Makes sense that Disney decided to re-tell his story with him being cursed as an adult for this series since that leaves him fully accountable for his bullshit. I feel like that version of events aligns better with Descendants than the movie version (mind you, it’s been ages since I saw the movie, so I could be wrong). In particular, what you mention about how he rejects the Enchantress because she’s not rich is perfectly in line with what I’d expect of Descendants!Beast, seeing as how we never see anyone poor in Auradon, so.... hmmMMMM.

I’m super excited to get into this series. Thank you for telling me about this one! I can’t wait to read it. I’m gonna dig into the Cruella book first and foremost, but I’m absolutely adding the Beast one to my list for the new year. ♥