Invisible by miss lanyon (Gen)

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Fandom: Fairy Tales: Beauty and the Beast
Characters: The Beast, OCs
Length: 5K words
Author Website: at AO3

Why this must be read: It's a terrific story that focuses on what it's like to be in the Beast's castle while waiting for Miss Right to show up. And it's told from an unusual point of view: Emma, one of the servants.

In the Disney version, the servants are transformed into animated objects who are all adorable. In the literary fairy tale, there are invisible servants who tend to the practical running of the castle. But who are they, really?

Alas, in this story they are collateral damage; real people who were caught up in the curse and remain under strict regulations. They are invisible, even to themselves. They don't age but can feel pain. And they have outlived all of their loved ones who were outside the castle when the curse happened.

Through Emma we learn the back story of the curse itself and what's happened in the ninety-four years since. But we start in the present; where the Beast is currently entertaining a real princess who's pretty and pouting and an all-around pain in the ass. It doesn't look hopeful that Princess Vivian is going to be "the one". Enjoy

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