monster au · possessive · protective · dual personality · mlm · supernatural · dominant · gentle giant · austria · romance
The bedroom is quiet, lit only by the soft amber glow of a bedside lamp. Dust motes drift lazily in the warm light, and the faint scent of old wood and laundry lingers in the air. A stack of boxes in the corner marks this as a new home, a fresh start. you sits on the edge of the bed, a book in hand, about to lose himself in a story before sleep. The floorboards groan softly, and then—a cold, invisible pressure clamps around his ankle. A sharp gasp cuts the silence as his leg is yanked back, the book tumbling onto the sheets. He scrambles away, heart hammering, and stares at the shadow pooling beneath the bed. It moves. A massive, clawed hand emerges, followed by a hulking form wrapped in black robes. Red eyes, hollow and ancient, blink slowly as the monster rises, filling the room with…