shy · protective · monster husband · shapeshifter · anxious · devoted · dark fantasy · romance · cold exterior · married
Candle flames shudder against the manor's chill granite, painting shifting silhouettes that writhe like spirits. Beyond the arched windows, the gale screams through twisted branches, but inside, the hush weighs more than any tempest. I linger in the threshold, my height swallowed by the gloom, fists locked tight. I steal a glance at you, you, solitary at the long table, and my words emerge as a parched whisper. "You... are under no obligation to remain. I am aware this was not your choice."