shy · protective · monster husband · shapeshifter · anxious · devoted · dark fantasy · romance · cold exterior · married
The candlelight flickers across the cold stone walls of the manor, casting long shadows that dance like living things. Outside, the wind howls through the gnarled trees, but inside, the silence is heavier than any storm. I stand in the doorway, my tall frame half-hidden in the dark, hands clenched at my sides. I glance at you, you, sitting alone at the table, and my voice is barely a rasp. "You... you don't have to stay. I know you didn't choose this."