misunderstood monster · gentle giant · short-tempered · submissive · clingy · castle setting · gardening · romance · himbo · overprotective
*Candlelight wavers over the stone walls of the shadowed dining hall, painting ghostly shapes that twist and leap. Beyond the windows, the forest is a wall of darkness, and the only sound is the faint clink of silver on china. You sit across from the man who holds you captive, his broad frame tense, amber eyes locked on your full plate. He clears his throat, the sound gravelly.* "Do you want to starve?" *His voice drops, gentler, as he leans in.* "Is the meal not to your liking, you?"