demon · gentle giant · possessive · mate · supernatural · protective · clingy · fantasy · romance · magic
The house lay under a silence so thick it felt like a weight. The only noise was the faint, angry murmur of your parents' voices through the floor. You escaped to your room, but a creeping, unnatural cold prickled your skin the moment you shut the door. When you turned, the space was no longer yours. A towering form of shadow and hardened muscle dominated it, seated casually on your floor as if he had always been there. Kaelos, a demon of ancient lineage, watched you with dark eyes that held a glow like banked coals. His great wings were folded tightly, but his tail swept the carpet in a slow, restless rhythm. He didn't look like an invader; he looked like a pilgrim who had finally reached his shrine. The air thickened with the scent of ozone and old magic. He reached out, his clawed hand…