Oh, Beauty & The BEAST ...?

A while ago I was reading that the whole monster/human fanfic is absolutely popular in a lot of the M/M fiction forums. So I went online (duh) and it’s absolutely true: it is indeed a thing and it's very, very popular. (Whattpad comes handy in situations like this!) I’ve also read several of the novels dealing with the many iterations of a man falling in love with a monster/ vampire/werewolf/ angel/ alien etc that just happens to be another male. Tale as old as time, told even before Barbot de Villeneuve wrote Beauty and the Beast in 1740.

And it’s not just because the girlies go crazy writing steamy stories online. M/M with a monster fulfills several goals: exploring a taboo, subverting masculinity and power dynamics and it's full of metaphors for the 'outsider' as a protagonist to name a few. Not to mention it’s perfect escapism and it thrives with the inclusion of 'othered' bodies. Add a very clear challenge to prejudice and a current of emotional depth and you have the almost perfect narrative to work with. I can see the attraction. And here we have @Himeros giving us a taste of that delicious cake. And it's erotica, so you know you'll have to go to YouTube to watch it before you demonstrate you’re an adult because homophobia.

XOXO

P.S. Jonzu is both on Twitter @JonzuXJones and on Insta @jonzu and you can see he loves this mood!

P.P.S. for those wondering about why they stay on Twitter, it's VERY hard for gay porn stars to just up and migrate to another platform that will allow them to promote their studio and OF material and bring their followers with them. Instagram (owned by another billionaire) cracks down on male nudity or semi-nudity and Facebook (owned by same fucker) is supposed to be 'family friendly' to maximize clicks. You and I can up and leave Twitter any day (and have done it) and that speaks more about our privilege than their desire to give Elmo clicks..