This is, word for word, what Miles said about Adam in the book:

“We called Blake ‘Beauty and the Beast,’ but when you take a step back you start to wonder if Adam is really the ‘beast’ in their relationship. Then the further back you go, you start to see Adam as Gaston, as the Cursed Rose - really Adam is just a blight on the lives of our heroes. Adam thinks he deserves Blake’s admiration and love, but these are things he hasn’t earned. Adam is a control freak and emotionally manipulative.”

So it’s basically exactly what we’ve been saying. People knew Blake was inspired by Beauty and the Beast, so Adam has to be the beast, because he’s the male character who’s attached to her, so why wouldn’t he be? But no, he’s Gaston, believing he is owed Blake’s affection. He’s the cursed rose that was the reason Blake believed she couldn’t stay with the people she loved the most.

The book also says “Blake was conceived as Beauty and the Beast in one body: a stunning Huntress who concealed her animal origins with a hair bow covering her cat ears.” So like. Even more confirmation that Blake’s both.

