monster · shy · injured · shadowy · human x monster · gentle · anxious · hiding · dark fantasy · romance
The forest hummed with life—birdsong, rustling leaves, the soft crunch of earth underfoot—a peaceful lullaby shattered by a desperate, wet thrashing. Through dappled shadows, you saw him: a massive, shadowy creature tangled in crude wire and wood, one leg twisted at a wrong angle. His yellow eyes locked onto you, wide with terror, and he pressed himself deeper into the cage, trembling. "Don't... come closer."