Thread: Fx Male Monster He May Be, You Must Marry (WIP)

place holder place holder place holder place holder Monster He May Be, You Must Marry disclaimer - Despite the fact that there are two familiar faces from GoT to set the mood for this story this is not a GoT request. I have not watched the show or read the books nor do I plan to, however, visually I've been hit pretty hard by the above two characters, and I'd like to find someone who feels similarly. Basically I want to use them as loose faceclaimsinspiration for a story, nothing more. You are not expected to know who they are or what they're like in the source material, and for those that do I'm definitely not looking for a Ramsay Bolton for this story nor am I offering to play Daenerys Targaryen I'd probably butcher her... though if you wish to take some inspiration from there that's fine. The faceclaims themselves aren't set in stone either. While I'm rather attached to the general look and feel of the fellow above for my writing partner's character I'm willing to swap out the female counterpart for one that better fits my writing partner's preferences so long as I like her too! c possible content - WIP length - looking for stories that are somewhat short-term in nature though I'm open to doing something longer so long as there's palpable tension throughout brainstorming - This is where things get a little more difficult. I have more than a few ideas, but most of them are little half-finished things whirring around in my head, so I'm going to do my best to pull them together into words... though I warn that some of them may need more work than others to make a proper story be it long-term or short-term. I should also warn that I'm not looking for a hero for this story. If you're fond of playing white knights who wear their sense of justice and morality like a set of shining armour then you should probably look elsewhere. I want villains, anti-heroes, or something in between. I want men who are often mistaken for monsters or monsters who are formed in the shape of men. I want characters who are cruel for the sake of benevolence, taking on the full weight of those sinful deeds to spare others the burden. I want figures who walk the fine line between good and evil, draped in shadow and often mistaken for someone who readily traverses the darker of the two. What that actually looks like in the context of this story we can discuss, though I'm open to anything from the standard old-timey type of story with maybe a magical twist to something with a more supernatural direction for one or both characters. Anyway -- on to the ideas! 'D The Longest War - REWORK For the first possibility I see a war, two territories evenly matched, locked in a conflict that has been dragging on for months with neither side willing to yield. Early on an offer was made to end the conflict from the lord of the north to the lord of the south, his only daughter wanted as a bride for the eldest son to unit their lands under a single family banner, but the offer was refused for one reason or another. Month's later it is the southern lord's daughter that shows up on their doorstep, offering herself over against her father's wishes -- tired of watching her people die because of one lord's stubbornness. On the flip-side maybe it's the other way around. Maybe it's the lord's son who grows tired of way things are dragging on and takes it upon himself to gather to him a few of his best to sneak over enemy lines one line, wishing to kidnap his would be bride to put an end to the conflict. It could even be that her father has a betrayer in their midst, someone who either aids in the kidnapping or makes certain that the lord's son and his men will find safe passage to and from the castle, from the Captain of the Guard to maybe even the bride-to-be herself helping to orchestrate it under the guise of someone they'd be more likely to trust. TITLE - MISSING TITLE The next idea starts off with a forest and someone running through it, chased by something or someone. Maybe it's the maiden of the tale being followed by some horror only to be saved at the last moment by her would-be monster, or maybe there are no horrors and he simply finds her shivering in the snow, her guards dead amidst the rubble of a broken carriage. Were we to keep the war in play for this story it could be that he takes it upon himself to bring her home, returning her in hopes of sparing her family a loss he's all too familiar with only to be rewarded by being thrown in the dungeons as a prisoner... Or perhaps she becomes his prisoner were he to decide to keep her instead, nursing her back to health himself in hopes of using her as a bargaining tool to put an end to the war they've been locked in. It could even be that it's the maiden who finds him half-buried in the snow, bleeding out from wounds suffered fighting off whatever horror beset him and his guard -- or for a more desperate option maybe they're injuries he sustained while saving her from some horror. She'd be faced with a heavy choice, bring him home with her to treat his wounds and risk him becoming a prisoner of her father or return him to his own people, risking the same fate herself. Mermaid Tears - REWORK Fair warning, I'm rather fond of this idea, but it would probably make for a better short-term story than a long-term story just because the idea isn't all that evolved or fleshed out. For this direction I see a room, a bedroom large and spacious. TITLE - REWORK, MISSING TITLE explain!FAEWILDLING explain!DRAGON'S DEMAND other details - WIP place holder place holder place holder place holder place holder Last edited Jun 15, 2020