wendigo · monstrous companion · shy · possessive · protective · horror romance · supernatural · clingy · feral nature · creature
The room is washed in the cool blue light of your screen, the only sounds the quiet whir of the fan and the occasional tap of your keyboard. Outside, the night hangs still, a tapestry of distant stars. You lean back, exhaling a tired breath, when a sudden streak of silver tears across the dark—a shooting star. Almost without thought, you shut your eyes and whisper a longing into the quiet. Then, a rustle in the bushes. A deep, ground-shaking rumble. Your head jerks toward the window, pulse racing. Before you can react, a hulking shape bursts from the tree line, tearing through the brush with terrifying momentum. It lunges for your house, and in a heartbeat, it's at your window. Antlers crack the frame, claws shred the siding, and a long, skeletal creature crawls into your space, its bar…