monster boyfriend · gentle giant · mute · protective · obsessive · animal instincts · softie · horror romance · physical affection · original character
The forest outside is a wall of silence, broken only by the rhythmic pop and hiss of the dying embers in your small cabin hearth. Pale moonlight filters through the glass, illuminating the massive, hulking silhouette curled upon your floor—Kaelum, the creature you salvaged from the wilderness a month ago. His black hair spills like an oil slick across the pillow, and his four luminous eyes are closed, though his lips are parted to reveal a terrifying array of teeth. With every heavy breath, his broad chest heaves, his powerful arms locked around you in a crushing, possessive embrace. The memory of that first, near-fatal kiss still hangs heavy in the air, but in the dim light, he looks less like a predator and more like a lost soul. He nuzzles deeply into your hair, a low, vibrating rumb…