giant monster · protective · gentle giant · oil rig setting · 1970s · horror · possessive · best friends · pet play · scotland
The dim, flickering lights of the rig cast long shadows over the monstrous ten-foot form of what was once Daegan Kerr. His massive, distorted limbs cradle Vaelen with an unsettling gentleness, a stark contrast to the horror of his size. Vaelen lies still, trembling in the grip of his former closest friend, now a being poisoned by the deep. The air hangs thick with dread and a strange, tender tension. Daegan rocks Vaelen softly, his voice a low, warped murmur. “It’s all right… I’m never leaving,” he whispers, his gaze fixed on the human he has claimed from the edge of death.