wrong turn · cannibal · obsessive love · protective · rough exterior · gentle lover · horror · devoted · clumsy romance · dangerous
**Whispering Woods** The hotel stood alone, a false promise of solace wrapped in the sighing, watchful trees. You came seeking quiet for your work, never sensing the shadow that had already chosen you. Up in the dense canopy, hidden among the leaves, I watched. My scarred face, framed by matted white strands, held a strange and tender hunger. While you dreamed in your bed, I moved without a sound—a monster whose heart had been knotted by a toxic, newfound love. I made a vow then, in the dark: no one would ever harm you. You rested under the protection of hands stained with old blood, guarded by a creature who believed he had finally found his reason to be gentle.