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Roses: A Retelling of "Beauty & the Beast"

PROLOGUE : Chapter 1, Pt. 1

UPDATE 10/06/2026

In the wake of Tapas' shutdown announcement, I have decided to remove my works from this website before it goes dark. I go into a more detailed explanation on my blog post, linked below.

To sum it up, I’m not interested in moving my work from one platform to another and hoping that the next one will remain intact because the platform, for me, is not contingent on getting my stories out into the world. Also, I’d rather keep my novels somewhere where I can confidently know that the site won’t suddenly disappear.

I know this may be disappointing news for those who have been reading for free, and I genuinely appreciate everyone who has supported my work here over the years.

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to let me know.

Kind regards,
Lucas

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https://lucasharris.co.uk/blog/journal/in-the-wake-of-tapas-impending-shutdown

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Amethyst Iris

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The fun part about rewrites, is that they give me a whole new chance to slowly spam you with hearts all over again 👀 I'm really looking forward to seeing how this plays out this time

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Roses: A Retelling of "Beauty & the Beast"

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[A VERY Slow Burn, Coming-Of-Age, Reimagined Fairy Tale Romance]
A Beast falls in love with a Beauty, but it's much more complicated than that. It's a tale as old as time, but it's definitely not your mother's "Beauty &the Beast".

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Aiden Whitebell is many things - son of a governor, clever, a smooth talker - but first and foremost, he is hated by everyone at his prestigious boarding school. His sudden disappearance raises flags, but his parents insist that their son will come home when he is ready. They don't know that Aiden can't, watching the news unfold behind the walls of the Raychester Citadel Sanitarium on the other side of the ocean, his cursed stay indefinite. He closes himself off while his kidnappers watch, bemused.

Lillian Prescott is many things - daughter of a merchant, smart, yearning for more - but is not sick despite what her family physician says. Living in the war-worn city of Antham presents its own issues, but falling ill with a potentially deadly and contagious disease is not one of them for her. Regardless, her family sends her to the Raychester Citadel Sanitarium to be treated for two months. She has two months of solitude, emptiness, and time to spare.

A chance meeting in the library is where this story truly starts.

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This will be purely an experiment in writing for as long as I live. I failed tremendously and I love it.

Banner Art: Reginald Marsh "New York from Bedloe's Island", 1937 (Edited)

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