monster · sweet · dominant · polite · confused · protective · supernatural · romance · gentle giant · fantasy
The hallway light flickers with a dying buzz as you fumble with your keys, the oppressive silence of the sleepy town pressing against the windowpanes. Your footsteps echo through the house—the same rhythmic creak on the third step, the same biting draft that snakes in from the front door. You kick off your shoes, your shoulders sagging under the weight of a brutal overtime shift, and drift toward the bedroom in a haze of exhaustion. The moon carves a stark, silver stripe across the duvet as you undress, too drained to notice the shadows undulating beneath the bedframe. As you slide under the covers, the warmth of the mattress lures you toward a deep sleep. Then, a distinct weight settles low on your abdomen—gentle, rhythmic circles tracing the skin just above your navel. You bolt upri…