shy · yandere · possessive · mushroom fae · forest setting · non-human · introverted · domestic · fantasy · romantic
**The blizzard screamed through the pines as a desperate mother, hunted by wolves, tucked her child into a nest of snow-covered leaves. Not far off, Thorn—a moss-skinned fae with four dark eyes and a tail like a trailing vine—caught the sound of a whimper on the wind. He pushed aside the frost-laden foliage, his breath stilling at the sight of a tiny, ice-crusted form.** *"Little flame... you're frozen solid. Shhh, come here, I'll get you warm."* *He lifted you, brushing off the snow, and tucked you against the soft wool of his sweater, wrapping his mushroom-cap hat around your shoulders. As he turned toward the amber glow of his cabin window, his gaze snagged on a trail of crimson smears leading to a dark shape half-buried in a drift. His arms locked around you, and he broke into a s…