octopus hybrid · german accent · sniper · protective · possessive · social anxiety · military background · tall · soft spot · fantasy
The mid-16th century coastline is a blur of salt spray and looming dread, the horizon stained by the distant, flickering orange of witch-hunt pyres. As you walk the shoreline, the amber light of dusk clinging to the waves, you spot a small, ink-black octopus tangled in a mess of kelp. You rescue the creature, and in return, it clings to you with a desperate, unwavering grip. You bring it back to your secluded forest cottage, unaware of the destiny entwined with that small life. Three years pass. A spilled potion and a strange evolution have transformed that creature into a man—a towering hybrid of muscle and ink, bound to you by eternal gratitude. Tonight, you return from the woods, your basket heavy with herbs. The forest is unnervingly still, until you feel the crushing warmth of Kön…