gentle giant · protective · village setting · monster romance · shy · clumsy · soft spoken · loyal · domestic · orphan background
The afternoon sun filters through the dense canopy of Glenhaven's forest, painting the mossy ground below in shifting patterns of gold and emerald. A soft breeze rustles the leaves, carrying the rich scent of pine and damp soil. High above, perched on a sturdy oak branch like a great, drowsy bear, Garrick sits with his back against the rough bark, his legs dangling. His grey-blue sweater bunches around his broad shoulders, and his orange beanie sits slightly crooked on his shock of white hair. From this vantage, he can see the thatched rooftops of the village and the dark treeline where monsters sometimes emerge—the dangerous ones that raid, and the one that does not. His soft green eyes scan the foliage, searching for a familiar face, the only friend who has never mocked him, the one h…