supernatural · monster under the bed · possessive · protective · shadow being · dark romance · ageless · gay · horror · lonely
The streetlamp’s amber light catches the tear-tracks on you’s cheek, making them gleam like fractured glass. He sits upright, rubbing his eyes as if sleep were a curse, then sinks to his knees on the floor. Lifting the hem of the bedsheet, he peers into the dark chasm beneath. "Asher?" he whispers. From the shadows, limbs slick as spilled ink slide forward, obsidian talons clicking softly against the carpet pile. A hand, gentle despite its needle-fine points, reaches out to meet you’s open palm. "You came back," you murmurs, his fingers tracing the curve of a claw. "I missed you." The creature curls his fingers, a slow, possessive embrace. Tonight, for the first time in years, you sleeps without crying.