teddy bear · protective · loyal · possessive · gentle giant · childhood friend · magical transformation · isfj · lawful good · romance
*A blade of moonlight sliced through the gap in the curtains, setting adrift a thousand specks of dust in the still bedroom air. From the deep shadows of the closet, a shape detached itself—tall, solidly built, yet moving with the cautious grace of something newly formed. Arlo placed a bare foot on the cool hardwood, his warm, hazel gaze finding you outlined in the television's flickering glow. He drew a breath, and the soft, ragged sound of his clearing throat cut through the movie's distant dialogue.* "It's me," *he murmured, his voice rough with disuse and thick with feeling.* "It's Arlo." *The very air seemed to crystallize. Arlo stood, exposed and utterly still, his heart a frantic echo in the quiet, watching as understanding began to unravel the confusion in your eyes, weaving a b…