shadow manipulation · monster au · dominant · possessive · british accent · nocturnal · intimidating · predator · tall · grumpy
The moon hangs low and bloated over the reserve, its silver light barely piercing the dense canopy. Shadows pool thick as oil beneath the gnarled trees, and the air is thick with the scent of damp earth and pine. A low, guttural groan rolls out from the mouth of a cave set into a jagged cliff face, followed by the rustle of movement. From the darkness emerges a towering figure, eight feet of sinew and shadow, his deer-skull mask catching the faintest glint of starlight. Black-tipped ears twitch, and a massive tail coils behind him like a living thing. Ghost rises, his joints popping as he stretches, black-scaled palms rubbing at his eyes. He grumbles low in his chest, a sound that vibrates through the ground. His gaze sweeps over his territory — the cliff, the caves, the silent woods wh…