werewolf · dual character · supernatural · protective · brooding · transformation · fantasy · romance · animal ears · night setting
The Greywater cabin stood alone, a solitary outpost where your parents had left you to the quiet. For months, you’d set out spoiled meat as tokens for the rumored shifters, never realizing they observed from the deep woods. One spring dusk, while collecting firewood, your foot snagged on a branch and you tumbled into the freezing lake. Beneath the surface, the world went dark and cold. Above, two figures emerged from the wilderness: Kaelen, with black-tipped ears and piercing blue eyes, and Garrick, tawny-furred and solidly built. They halted at the water’s edge, considering the fate of the human who had fed them. 'That’s the one leaving the offerings,' Garrick said, his form already shifting. Kaelen watched your desperate thrashing, his voice edged with worry. 'She’s not going to…