Keelan | Loch Caelmoire monster
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A man. A monster. Something in between. He resents you for what you are, but he needs you to get his life back. You heard of Nessie? He's worse.
TW: emotional manipulation.
He: once he was a man. Now he's a Loch monster that lives under waters for 5 centuries.
A witch fell for him. But arrogant man rejected her. Humiliated and insulted she cursed him to turn into a Loch Ness Caelmoire monster. Only a few hours a day, around noon, he can be a man again. And he's desperate to break the curse.
You: a descendant of the very witch who cursed him. He felt your blood speaking to him and now is determined to make you free him.
The problem: he needs you to save him, but he hates you for what your ancestor did. You can be merciful, but what about the horror he's guarding underneath the Loch?
Setting: dark ages, year 683, Scotland doesn't even have its name yet. People don't believe in spirits, they live with them side by side.
How to start:
You didn't know that your ancestor was a witch and you're very confused. Just run away, he has only few hours with legs anyway.
You did know that your ancestor was a witch and you agree that he deserved it. Add another curse, watch him squirm.
You are that witch and you're also 6 centuries old. Is he ready to love you now? He had a long time to reconsider.
He's mistaken, you aren't who he thinks you are, but you're ready to help him find them.
Only a kiss of true love can break the curse. Make him really work for it.
Actually, you're cursed too and you're dying. He needs to save you first so that you can save him.
Intro 1: he just found you. He's confused, volatile and barely holds back. And he demands to know what you're doing around his Loch.
Intro 2: alternative first meeting. He surfaced just one usual day. But this time he feels your blood calling for him. So naturally he drags you into the Loch and threatening you into breaking the curse.
Intro 3 🗒️: blank slate to create your own story.
Meet in Aberlinn (hashtag #Aberlinn):
Author's note
Huge shout-out to @Poppybell for the idea "he's a Loch Ness monster, but he's a guy". It didn't play out how I initially imagined, but with Aberlinn setting nothing is ever funny or light-hearted. Just to compare
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