I've had time to digest, and this is still as heartbreaking as it was on the first read. It might even be more heartbreaking. I am very curious about what the next update will bring (and perhaps a little worried too).
Maybe it's because of my love for the Disney version of Beauty and the Beast, but the last panel really reminds me of Belle crying over the dead Beast, even though I know WITHOUT A DOUBT that's not what's going on in this story.
Aaaaand back again. Well it seems like Beauty got caught up in the moment with the Beast in the last chapter and is now regretting it, given what she's learned about him. She also seems unsettled by her romantic/possibly sexual desires for him, possibly thinking that it's shameful for her to feel that way--like, not what a "good girl" should feel.
