Fairytale

'....The Beast threw back his head and roared a last time; then he spoke, and his voice shook the walls. "I have fed and sheltered you and your creature when you both would have died in the blizzard else! And you repay my kindness and hospitality by stealing my rose!"

The merchant opened his mouth, but no words came. He leant against the wall of the corridor and closed his eyes, waiting for the blow.

"Speak!"

The merchant opened his eyes. The Beast was standing still at last, and now the sunlight streamed in around him....'
-'Rose Daughter', by Robin McKinley

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This was inspired by the beautiful retelling of Beauty and the Beast by Robin McKinley, who presents a really fascinating idea of how 'Beast' looks. I had several ideas for how I wanted to draw him, and came up with this (though it's probably not the last, since I didn't do justice to how he appears and how the image appeared in my mind)

(Disclaimer: I DO NOT OWN 'ROSE DAUGHTER'