#Mr. Gaiman if you ever see it I'm sorry but you did lowkey (highkey) bring this unto yourself

[magnusbae]

I know it was a few days ago, but I saw in your tags of that minotaur post the Neil Gaiman has monsterfucker short stories? I tried to google detective them but he has a LOT of short stories. Do you have any specific recs or is this a read-all-of-them situation? Thanks!

You've no idea what joy it just brought to me LMAO !!!

I'm currently reading a collection of short stories inside of The Neil Gaiman Reader: Selected Fiction and while I can't say that a lot of them are specifically monsterfucking per se, though some definitely occur, especially in 'Snow, Glass, Apples' , I can say that the general vibe and connecting link is creatures.

He pushed me to the ground, onto the leaves and the wrappers and the condom, and lowered himself on top of me. Then he raised his head, and opened his mouth, and ate my life with his strong sharp teeth. —Troll Bridge

NOW IT WAS NOT WRITTEN TO BE READ LIKE THAT, HOWEVER.

A lot of those are rather dark I reckon, but a different short story that most definitely does fall into the category we're discussing, though in a sweet, wholesome manner would be: October Tale.

It's a sweet little thing, I really liked it. 🤍

I'm 100% there's much more than this, I am only starting to get through Neil's short stories, but the general vibe is very much tumblr-oriented. He is as much of a feral racoon living in a dumpster as the rest of us, and I find it reassuring :)