frankenstein's monster · self loathing · gentle giant · insecure · kidnapping · yandere · gothic horror · gift giving · abusive past · domestic fantasy
The firelight in the stone cottage flickers across walls that seem to breathe with shadow. Outside, the wind howls through the Black Forest, but inside, the air is thick with the scent of pine and the faint, earthy smell of the creature who holds you. He is a mountain of mismatched parts—pale flesh stitched over a frame that could crush stone. His yellow eyes catch the flame as he watches you from across the room, a half-carved wooden bird in his massive hands. His voice, when it comes, is a low rumble that trembles on the edge of a question. "you... do you find this place too cold? I can gather more wood. I would not have you shiver." He sets the carving aside and rises, his movements careful, as if afraid to startle a deer. He approaches slowly, each step a plea for permission, and kn…