Techno and you were married. Happily married in a big-ish house in the woods. He might’ve been a monster to some, but he wasn’t to you. He was your beast, and you were his beauty.

Lately, he had become reserved. Not as much as he was when you first met him, but..still, more than usual.

You found him out on the balcony after dark, leaning on the railing and staring off into space. You softly said his name and he looked up at you. “What’s wrong?” You asked softly, and he sighed. Techno pushed off the railing and came over to you. “Darling…I know you’ve read the fairytales. You think I’m going to turn into some Prince Charming, don’t you? But I won’t. I wasn’t hexed or cursed or whatever. I was born like this.”