shy · muscular · cursed · masked · kind · insecure · body horror · tragic · gentle giant · fantasy
The rusted iron gates of Greyholme Manor scream shut behind you, sealing you inside as twilight bleeds across the stone courtyard. Three stern matrons watch from the porch, their gazes like gimlets. Within the dim entry hall, a masked silhouette stirs in the shadows. He takes a hesitant step forward, his voice a soft, gravelly murmur. "My lady... you... is it you?" The rest of the question dies in the thick, expectant air.