Here Be Dragons

[sirhugs]

I just thought this could make a nifty Literotica story title.
Like so many good titles, it HAS been usventurers travelling ded once for a NonHuman story in 2024 about a dragon looking for a human mate. And again in 2026 for a Mind Control tale featuring a dragon.

So, the trick is to dtay away from those categories and actual mythical dragons.

Early cartographers printed the inscription "Here Be Dragons" in areas where they had no idea what would be discovered, or where adventurers had returned from journeys with incredible tales. You know, obvious fictions like the world being round rather than fla. Fools. Serves them right when they sail off the edge...

So I figure the space we could work in includes:

• outer space(speaking of space)- adventurers travelling to the edge of the known galaxy- what do they find there (ok, maybe they find a space dragon)
• historical erotica featuring sailors to the edge of the known planet. Instead of falling off and never returning, they discover such shenanigans that they just never want to return
• a woman (or even a man, but everybody knows they have no sense of adventure) who uses the phrase as a warning to her lover(s) when she introduces them to kinks exploring the limits of human sexuality.

What do you think:

• is it unfair/unsafe to reuse the title?
• about these ideas?
• about other variations you might have?

 

[anthrodisiac]

It's a common phrase, perfect fine for reuse.

You could have a dragon society, and on their maps it says "Here be humans." On the human part of the world, you have "Here be dragons." Story would focus on the dragonfolk (not full dragons, more dragonborn/anthro dragon) and humans meeting at one of the spots on both their maps that they happen to be exploring. Trying to communicate, both shocked that the legends are true (both sets of sailors thought it was nonsense, no such thing as humans/dragons), and, of course, the eventual bow-chica-bow-bow as they try to get along. Could be additionally stranded there, have to work together, and they learn each other's language and that leads to friendships and more as they try to build boats to sail back from whence they came.

 

[Brandnewbuddy]

How about a mashup of maritime legends?

Age of exploration a crew sets out and the captain has a heading which will surely lead them to a land of spices and riches…then a month in, the crew finds out he’s using a map and heading for the dragon…which as they are all experienced they know is just there as a warning. The crew mutinies and pushes him out on a boat and heads back…only to hear and then see in the distance as a dragon rises out of the water, adorned in gorgeous mermaids who take the captain into their naked embrace and give him booze and riches as they pleasure him.

The dragon then sails off and the crew gives chase, not wanting to miss out

 

[Rob_Royale]

'Here there be monsters' was also used interchangably, which was made famous again by Jeffrey Rush in Pirates of the Carribbean.

In the context of this idea, it shifts things a bit. For me it brings to mind a bar called "Here there be Monsters', and it would appear to be one of those theme bars. In this case, the classic werewolf, vampire, mummy, and other Creature Feature mainstays. But that is just the facade that hides the places true nature from the average tourist looking for a burger and a beer.

But that was years ago. Now the place is boarded up and nearly forgoten. A hopeless relic of the 70s and 80s when such camp was the norm.

Until a group of criminals decide to use the place as a hideout after making a big score. Three men and two women, they party like it's 1999, enjoying their life-changing success. Until one of them wonders. "Hmm, I wonder why this door is locked?"

 

[StillStunned]

Richard Sharpe fan-fic, "Here Be Dragoons".

 

[Brandnewbuddy]

Totally different tract but as Rob Pointed out “Here be monsters” is used interchangeably and with that in mind, what if there was a book of children’s horror that was called “Here be Dragons” or “Here be monsters?”

Not like Goosebumps but rather those anthologies that would get sold at book fairs and were written off as cheap cash ins so parents rarely read inside of them and sometimes those anthologies would cover extremely adult topics despite being marketed to kids (like Bruce Coville’s collections usually started with something kid friendly but then he would mix in some very dark stories as the collection went on)

So MC vaguely remembers a book called “Here be dragons: don’t read at night” or something similar. He remembers a particular picture of a woman in there that as a kid he just thought was pretty but now as an adult he finds arousing. While helping his parents clean he finds the book and the illustration is there.

He reads it that night and the woman emerges…she disrobes and beckons him to come to her. What MC doesn’t know is that the horrors in the book only can’t harm children. He on the other hand is more than fair game and if he had paid attention to the subtext of the stories he would have known what he was getting into

 

[StillStunned]

Richard Sharpe fan-fic, "Here Be Dragoons".

If you uncultured savages can't appreciate a Sean Bean-related pun, how about this? A series of stories centred around a tavern: "Here Be Flagons!"

 

[liliput1]

I could also see "Here Be Dragons" being a flavor of Live Nude Girls for a very selective and discerning clientele.

 

[liliput1]

Totally different tract but as Rob Pointed out “Here be monsters” is used interchangeably and with that in mind, what if there was a book of children’s horror that was called “Here be Dragons” or “Here be monsters?”

Not like Goosebumps but rather those anthologies that would get sold at book fairs and were written off as cheap cash ins so parents rarely read inside of them and sometimes those anthologies would cover extremely adult topics despite being marketed to kids (like Bruce Coville’s collections usually started with something kid friendly but then he would mix in some very dark stories as the collection went on)

So MC vaguely remembers a book called “Here be dragons: don’t read at night” or something similar. He remembers a particular picture of a woman in there that as a kid he just thought was pretty but now as an adult he finds arousing. While helping his parents clean he finds the book and the illustration is there.

He reads it that night and the woman emerges…she disrobes and beckons him to come to her. What MC doesn’t know is that the horrors in the book only can’t harm children. He on the other hand is more than fair game and if he had paid attention to the subtext of the stories he would have known what he was getting into

There was a window of time in my childhood when https://wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Monster_at_the_End_of_This_Book was the best work of fiction in the entire universe. I still consider it one of, if not the, best Golden Books ever printed.

That was my first foray into how different the experience of a book is once you know how it ends. Poor Grover is terrified for you.

 

[Carnevil9]

You can't copyright a title. If I wanted to write a book called "Gone with the Wind" or "To Kill a Mockingbird" or "The Great Gatsby," nobody could stop me.

Even here at Lit, I've read quite a few stories that end up having a number at the end of the story name in the URL. Sometimes a rather large number!*

Anyway, story-idea-wise, I've read stories where dragons have mind-control powers over their victims. So maybe the dragon is a voyeur. He captures young nights and young wenches, and makes them strip and perform unspeakable acts of depraved sexuality for his enjoyment. They can't control their bodies, but there minds are aware of everything that happens. When he locks them away in their pens for the night, do they reflect on what they have done? And possibly want to try it again while under their own control?

* That gives me a thought: I wonder what title has been used the most at Lit? That is, the title that the largest number of stories share? I'm not sure how to even do a a query for that. Not talking chapters, mind you; independent stories from different authors.

 

[StillStunned]

* That gives me a thought: I wonder what title has been used the most at Lit? That is, the title that the largest number of stories share? I'm not sure how to even do a a query for that. Not talking chapters, mind you; independent stories from different authors.

I have a "Love at first sight" with no. 17. My "Into the night" is only the 10th of its name.

 

[Carnevil9]

I have a "Love at first sight" with no. 17. My "Into the night" is only the 10th of its name.

The highest one I have is "The Mermaid" which is #9.

 

[Brandnewbuddy]

I suppose another way to take the title would be a metaphorical one:

Characters find a club called “here be dragons” which advertises itself as an adventurous night club where you’ll face the unknown and be changed.

What the characters face and discover though is their inner selves. They each wander through different rooms and by the time they reach the sex club at the bottom, they are changed.

For example:

Hot wife finds out she actually wants a polyamorous relationship. Yeah she likes fucking around but she also romantically loves several partners

Sub really wants to dominate

Character is trans

Character is ace but really likes getting people off.