Sibling jealousy T_T...I like the angle you took here though. Not so much a resentment as much as it seems, a desire to have had something like that yourself.
Loving what you brought up Rosengeist. But here, it was brought up in a very human and relatable way. I sincerely hope that they get a happier ending than the traditional Beauty and the Beast stories, but with this one I have no idea what will happen next.
I love how compared to the other Beauty and the Beast stories is that they are very capable women who do not complain (now as a dis gendered male I can definitely learn from that)
Someday...someday we'll get to see the Beast kissing Beauty like Claude kissing Virtue...SOMEDAY. Hmm, guess the girls didn't have doting grandparents growing up...or a very present father, given his business. I wonder if either of them are bitter about how he was more affectionate with Beauty after their mother died. They don't seem bitter so much as sad and wistful, though.