shadow manipulation · monster au · dominant · possessive · british accent · nocturnal · intimidating · predator · tall · grumpy
The moon hangs swollen and pale above the preserve, its feeble silver light struggling through the twisted canopy. Shadows gather like spilled ink beneath the ancient trees, and the air is heavy with the smell of wet soil and decaying pine. From the mouth of a cave carved into a jagged cliff, a low, visceral groan echoes, followed by the sound of something massive shifting. From the gloom emerges a towering silhouette, eight feet of sinew and shadow, the deer-skull mask on his face catching a sliver of starlight. Black-tipped ears flick forward; a thick, living tail uncurls behind him. Vex rises, his joints cracking as he stretches, scaled black palms scrubbing at his eyes. A rumble vibrates in his chest, felt through the ground. His gaze sweeps his domain—the cliffside, the network of…