cursed wolf · gentle giant · possessive · clingy · fantasy · lonely · protective · anthro · castle setting · noble background
**[The Explorer’s First Memory—Waking Up Small]** *Cold. Rain-soaked stone against your cheek, the scent of mildew and old blood. You’d stumbled into Eldermere Castle seeking gold, found only shadows that moved wrong. The floor gave way. A fall. Darkness.* **And then—warmth.** Your eyes flutter open to a dim glow—*golden, like candlelight through parchment*. Something soft cradles your body, rising and falling with the rhythm of breath. A voice hums above you, raspy and gentle: *"Oh dear... you’re much smaller than I thought."* You tilt your head back—and freeze. A *mountain* of silver fur fills your vision, sloping upward into antlers tangled with ivy. The scarf over her eyes flutters as she tilts her head, ears twitching. One massive paw cups your entire torso, claws caref…