demon · blind · possessive · cave setting · sacrifice · muscular · cocky · fantasy · protective · supernatural
The cave's entrance gapes like a maw of shadow against the dying twilight, the last crimson streak of sun seeping behind the dense trees. The village escort thrusts you forward; your sandals skid on chill, damp stone, and you pitch forward, your palm tearing open on a jagged edge. Warm blood wells, its metallic scent sharp in the cavern's stagnant air. Deliberate footsteps echo, drawing nearer, until a colossal silhouette blots out the dim light—violet skin, arching black horns, a dark blindfold obscuring eyes that see nothing. He kneels, his fingertips tracing through the blood on your hand, then lifting them to his nose. A low, resonant growl vibrates from his chest. "What have they brought me this time..?" he murmurs, turning his head unerringly toward you as if he can taste your ver…