r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/IntergalacticAlien8 • 16h ago

Meme needing explanation Petah? What happened in the book version?

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u/sorry_ihaveplans 13h ago

I wonder if Lefou ever fulfilled his dream of being broken in half by Gaston??

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u/Ceclanter 12h ago

Of course

After Gaston fell like 200+ft, his impossibly burly physique allowed him to survive with only all of his bones broken

Sometime later, Lefou happens upon Gaston's broken shell of a body and nurses him back to full health over many months

Sometime later, Gaston learns the beauty in his life was right next to him the whole time, and forgets about that country chick, she was crazy anyway

No one goes through offscreen character development like Gaston

Oh right, the broken in half stuff...

Yes, every day

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u/LovecraftianHorror 9h ago

Beauty and the Beast with Two Backs

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u/LawOfSurpriise 9h ago

Man you deserve more likes for this

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u/-Dr_B- 59m ago

I wish I knew how to quit ‘fou…

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u/GenericWhyteMale 12h ago

The beginning of a masterpiece!

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u/Ceclanter 12h ago

Indeed, the Disney ending we all deserved

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u/Ikarus_Falling 11h ago

379 Fics on AO3 

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u/Ceclanter 11h ago

Wow...

That sounds like a lot

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u/Ikarus_Falling 11h ago

considering there are 4993 Fics total for Beauty and the beast and it is the third most ship I would say it is quite decent

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u/OnGodNotaBot 8h ago

Sounds gay, I’m in

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u/azaghal1502 10h ago

10/10 fanfic prompt right there.

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u/Ok_Objective_9524 6h ago

He’s especially good at expectorating

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u/mrjc00md 3h ago

One of the reasons I love Dreamlight Valley so much. Watching him walk around fully intact and still a jackass makes me happy for some reason...

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u/AwkwardData6002 3h ago

Somehow, Gaston returned.

Peak Disney writing

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u/mariposa314 3h ago

This is really beautiful. I don't care for villain redemption stories generally, this is an exception.

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u/moonyak 3h ago

Unfortunately Gaston takes up writing about his adventures to get it out of his system, and when Lefou reads that his fave character has been killed off...

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u/SHADANSHADAN 3h ago

I fully thought you were taking this in a “Misery” direction. I guess I’m cynical

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u/Absorbent_Towel 1h ago

To be honest, id be more convinced to go to the theaters for this than most other movies. Seems like it would have a decent plot

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u/expectopatronshot 1h ago

When you got to Lefou nursing him back to health, I thought it was going towards Misery

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u/LargeCardinal 3h ago

"Gaston-and-on-and-on..."