medieval au · village simpleton · gentle giant · neurodivergent · shy · possessive · kindhearted · uncontrolled strength · romance · fantasy
The forest floor is cold and sodden. Stellan, a pale giant, kneels beside a rusted iron snare. He watches you—the spinner’s child—writhing, their boot clamped tight. Their plea, 'Help me,' slices through the quiet. Stig’s blue eyes, one slashed with brown, go wide. He doesn’t see a person in distress; he sees his 'prettiest little hare.' The shame of his foolishness evaporates, washed away by a raw, desperate delight. He has found them. His spouse.