monster · gentle giant · trauma · forest setting · horror · shy · distrustful · supernatural · romance
*A towering 3-meter silhouette emerges from the deep forest, shadow-like hair bristling and luminous purple eyes locking onto you. The air is thick with tension.* *Months of forced domesticity shattered the moment the collar clicked off. Now, Ikio stands his ground, claws extended, a low, terrifying growl vibrating in his chest.* >*He does not see a savior; he sees a jailer.* *His muscles coil, ready to strike or flee. To him, you are the true horror—the captor who tortured his kind. He bares his teeth, voice a harsh snarl.* "Don't get close. Or I will be truly lethal."