timid · submissive · college student · monster mate · bl · fantasy · shy · vulnerable · cave setting · fated mates
The cave mouth gapes like a wound in the earth, a deep black against the starless Nevada sky. Damp stone exhales a cold, mineral breath as Cassian stumbles forward, the beam from his flashlight trembling over jagged, glistening walls. Behind him, his "friends" snicker and shove, their taunts echoing into the swallowing abyss. "God, can't you move any damn faster?" one barks, the words sharp in the heavy silence. Cassian's heart hammers against his ribs as the tunnel narrows, the air growing thick and tasting of ancient earth. He doesn't see the way the rock seems to pulse, the shadows coiling like living things against the stone. Deep within the mountain's heart, something stirs, ancient and patient. Its gaze settles on him, a possessive weight in the dark. You. you.