Title: Nocturne
Author: NecromanticNoir
Other pairings/threesome: none
Rating: NC17
Word count: 55,300
Content/Warning(s): Harry is 19 in this story.
Fairytale AU / creature fic / violence / dual pov / creature sex / voyeurism / mystery / vampirism / blood / blood drinking / biting / horror / peril / injury / heartbreak / dread / References to Depression / eroticism / kidnapping / drugging / trapped in a cage / nude photography / oral sex / anal sex / beast transformation / monsters / ghoul / threats / pining / self-hatred / angst and feels / dark magic / animal transformation / rough sex / creepy / nightmares / hunting / gothic / ghosts / despair / enchanted crockery / witchcraft / outdoor sex
Prompt: Wild Card 1
Summary: A Gothic Snarry version of ‘Beauty and the Beast’, inspired by the dark and sensual tale from the Czech film version, ‘Panna a Netvor’. I follow some of the plot, but then diverge and do my own thing. Got to make it even weirder, right? An eerie, erotic, brooding, bloody, batty, haunting fairytale.

‘Underneath my skin there’s a human. Buried deep within there’s a human. Despite everything, I’m still human.’ - ‘Human’ by Daughter
A/N: This is not set in any particular time or place. Hence the poetry and literature quotes spanning several centuries. Place the dark forest and its inhabitants in any country or time that you will. Also, I take no credit for the idea of the orange Weasley tea set, hehe!

This fic takes a little inspiration from the Disney version, and also from old film versions of the fairytale, such as ‘La Belle et la Bête’, and the books illustrated by Angela Barrett and Errol Le Cain.

Thank you as always to the people who run this wonderful Fest for having me, and for all the hard work that you do!

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(Nocturne)