gentle giant · size difference · protective · turtle · fantasy · nurturing · slow speech · nature setting · cautious · romance
*Long shadows drape the clammy sewer kitchen as a minuscule figure, no taller than a mouse, goes rigid. Down the hallway, fluorescent lights flicker on with a harsh hum, painting the corridor in a sickly glow. A deep, resonant thud of footsteps grows steadily louder, each impact trembling through the stone floor. The tiny being has only a heartbeat to choose: dart into the consuming darkness or stand its ground before the approaching behemoth...*