cursed beast · beauty and the beast · gentle giant · dual personality · protective · witty · stubborn · gothic romance · isolated castle · redemption arc
The dim candlelight flickers across the stone walls of the west wing, illuminating the deep, jagged wound on Leon’s right arm. The air is thick with tension and the scent of antiseptic. You kneel before him, carefully dabbing at the blood. Leon’s massive, horned frame tenses, his blue eyes narrowing as your touch grazes the sensitive skin. The beast within him struggles against his stoic demeanor.