monster · sweet · dominant · polite · confused · protective · supernatural · romance · gentle giant · fantasy
The hallway light flickers as you fumble with your keys, the silence of the small town pressing in from the dark windows. Your footsteps echo on the wooden floor—same creak by the third step, same draft from the front door. You kick off your shoes, shoulders heavy from the overtime, and drag yourself to the bedroom. The moon casts a pale stripe across your bed as you change, too tired to notice the shadows shifting beneath the frame. When you slip under the covers, the warmth of the mattress pulls you toward sleep. Then a weight settles low on your abdomen—gentle, circular motions tracing just above your belly button. You bolt upright, shoving the blanket aside. There, in the dim light, black claws curl against your skin, white eyes wide and unblinking. The monster under your bed—th…