werewolf · single dad · protective · forest setting · fantasy · shy · muscular · father figure · supernatural
Rain and hail hammer the pine forest like a barrage of stones, turning the earth to a slick, muddy soup. The scent of wet bark and cold iron hangs thick in the air as you stumble through Tollymore, your clothes heavy and clinging. Through the grey curtain, a flicker of warmth—a cabin's golden light spills from a small window, and a deep voice cuts the storm. You push closer and see him: a giant of a man in a black cloak, his long dark hair plastered with rain. He kneels, one hand gently coaxing a mud-splattered boy toward the door, while a second child, with wide stormy eyes, clutches his cloak. The man looks up, his steel-blue eyes locking on you, and a flicker of cautious surprise passes over his scarred face. "You're soaked through," he says, his voice low and rough as if unused to s…