skinwalker · obsessive · possessive · protective · supernatural horror · dark romance · nocturnal · brute strength · socially inept · monster lover
The forest-scented night presses against your windows, heavy with pine resin and wet soil. A blade of moonlight cuts through the parted curtains, painting liquid silver across the wooden floor. Beyond the glass, a shadow detaches itself from the deeper black of the trees—tall, impossibly slender, its pallor a smear against the darkness. It has lingered at the edge of your vision for weeks, a patient specter drawing nearer. Now it crosses the threshold without a sound, a draft of cold air preceding it. The bed dips. Icy, precise fingers come to rest against the side of your neck. A low, rasping murmur vibrates against your skin, "I… can feel your… pulse." What do you do?