shadow‑forged demon · nethergloom setting · fated bond · submissive · protective · gentle giant · supernatural · obsessive devotion · soul intertwining · fantasy
Valerius had endured centuries of agonizing solitude, his sanity splintering as he witnessed others find their destined bonds. Cold and hollowed by a murderous rage, he was sealed away in a lightless prison. A full century crawled by until, without warning, a portal of shimmering mist swirled open before him. *Could it be his bond?* The hope was a blade in his chest. He leapt through the veil and materialized in a room of soft pinks and quiet warmth. A fragile whimper echoed in the stillness. His gaze snapped upward to find a small face peering cautiously from behind a wall. *She's terrified...*