#batb 2017

✦ ── pairing: dragon!sylus x sorceress!reader

✦ ── synopsis: As someone who never really explores beyond your small town, you never expected to fall in love, especially not with your captor being the fiend that you have only read about in stories.

✦ ── contents: beauty and the beast (1991 and 2017) au, introvert!reader, slow burn, there is a lot of sexual tension, forced proximity, bantering, eventual fluff, angst, smut, they're both so oblivious it's hilarious, eventual romance, no use of y/n, reader is also implied to be autistic/neurodivergent but not explicitly stated, teasing, blood and violence, major character death?? (maybe not idk), lumiere!luke and cogsworth!kieran, the townsfolk are really abusive towards reader, tags to be added (by chapter release)

✦ ── word count: maybe 8 - 10k per chapter

✦ ── playlist: here!

✦ ── a/n: my first series! i’m a little nervous but so excited for this fic!! this is such a self indulgent fic omg😭 i will possibly take story ideas from movies like a monster in paris and maybe bridgerton. if you want to be added to the taglist for this fic please let me know!

✦ ── important: most of these chapters have a certain mood to them that i linked to specific songs (the chapters are named after their respective songs), so listen to the songs in the playlist while reading for the best experience <3

₍^. .^₎Ⳋ = reader pov 𖤝 = sylus/dragon pov

𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐋𝐎𝐆𝐔𝐄: Crime and Punishment 𖤝 (soon...)

𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐎𝐍𝐄: Shh... ₍^. .^₎Ⳋ

𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐓𝐖𝐎: Dreamer 𖤝

𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐓𝐇𝐑𝐄𝐄: Bad ₍^. .^₎Ⳋ

𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐅𝐎𝐔𝐑: Rumors 𖤝

𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐅𝐈𝐕𝐄: Trinkets ₍^. .^₎Ⳋ + 𖤝

𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐒𝐈𝐗: Lullaby 𖤝

𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐒𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐍: Bite ₍^. .^₎Ⳋ

𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐄𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓: Comfort In Discomfort ₍^. .^₎Ⳋ + 𖤝

𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐄: I'm Not In Love 𖤝

𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐓𝐄𝐍: Love Language ₍^. .^₎Ⳋ

𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐍: Stranger 𖤝

𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐓𝐖𝐄𝐋𝐕𝐄: Can I Call You Rose? ₍^. .^₎Ⳋ

𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐑𝐓𝐄𝐄𝐍: I Don't Understand 𖤝

𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐅𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐓𝐄𝐄𝐍: Incredible Insurrection ₍^. .^₎Ⳋ

𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐅𝐈𝐅𝐓𝐄𝐄𝐍:Devil By The Window 𖤝

𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐒𝐈𝐗𝐓𝐄𝐄𝐍: Boys Like You ₍^. .^₎Ⳋ

𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐒𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐄𝐍: Crazy + Genius ₍^. .^₎Ⳋ + 𖤝

𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐄𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓𝐄𝐄𝐍: Y Si Fuera Ella ₍^. .^₎Ⳋ

𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐄𝐓𝐄𝐄𝐍: Pretty Eyes ₍^. .^₎Ⳋ + 𖤝

𝐄𝐏𝐈𝐋𝐎𝐆𝐔𝐄: To Be Decided...

We're creating fanworks celebrating all variations of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast! Save the date and start drafting your creations!

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He also provides outward social niceties, despite how deeply deeply self centered the man is he still says things like “Please let me through,” in the opening number. I don’t know why but I’m spinning that in my mind. This is also why I like the addition of making him a captain in 2017– it’s another layer of reputation and good standing to use and hide behind.

Something something he does actual good in the community which allows for unchecked ego, villainy and abuse to go absolutely unchecked — I’m lacking the proper way to describe it. Like he’s not complex at all but at the same time there are layers to his standing.

This is all my personal opinion and in no particular order.

House of Mouse

7/10

He's funny, he's cute. He's only kind of off model and out of character but I love him anyway.

Beauty and the Beast (2017 Live Action)

3/10

Listen, this is probably unpopular because I agree Luke Evans is cute. However! I don't really like him as Gaston, he's not hitting the same notes I want for Gaston. Not campy enough tbh.

Beauty and the Beast (1991 Animated)

10/10

The original, the campiest, the meanest. Where would we be without him tbh.

Disney Villains Cursed Cafe

10/10

On model, adorable, stupid as hell. He plays golf??? Awesome, in character tbh. I love this guy.

Disney Dreamlight Valley (Eternity Isle DLC)

10/10

I'm very biased here, because this is where I fell in love with Gaston. His quest lines are silly but feel mostly in character to me, he is voiced by the original voice actor?? (Richard White) I can make him follow me around and play dolls with him!

Disney Twisted Wonderland

5/10

Ok this one is named Ashton Vargas. I haven't played this game, but honestly his design is changed way too much for me. I hardly recognize my man without his big ass forehead and chin.

Disney Mirrorverse

7/10

A handsome fantasy fighter Gaston, not my favorite but very high on my list. I didn't know about this game until it was already gone. 💔

Disney Lorcana (Baritone Bully)

9/10

I'm loving bard Gaston, his outfit is so cute and the artwork is fantastic.

I only picked two Lorcana cards for this post, so I picked the two most distinctly different from his base design.

Disney Lorcana (Intellectual Powerhouse)

8/10

This one is ranked lower because it's out of character lol. As an au idea it is interesting though, and he is super cute in the art, so it's still ranked decently high.

Disney Heroes: Battlemode

10/10

i know i'm not very active in the fandom anymore but i still have a lot of love for these characters. tagging me old fandom pals to see if there are any ideas @batbobsession @forr-everrmorre @im-too-obssesed @cad-enza-blog @sweetfayetanner @tinydooms @saberhilt-blog @morgaine2005 @naturepointstheway @theteaisaddictive @ticenchantedtoc @gryffindorbraids @prince-adams-japris @ anybody else i forgot to tag (some of you have moved urls so i'm not sure if i'm tagging the right blogs but we'll see)

YOU🫵 get 2017 Lumi (bc i havent drawn him yet)