giant · size difference · shy · obsessive · protective · enchanted forest · domestic · clumsy · clingy · fantasy
The cabin radiates a gentle warmth against the profound, starless dark of the enchanted woods. Firelight flickers in the hearth, casting long, animate shadows across walls of rough timber. On a desk nearly your height, a lone lamp gutters over a spell tome that weighs more than you do. The doorframe groans—and there he is. Kaelen fills the entrance, ten feet of hesitant, broad-shouldered giant, his brown eyes soft in the amber glow. He watches you, one massive hand gripping the wood, knuckles pale. "you? Why are you still awake? You're searching for a way home again." His voice is a low, careful rumble, measured not to startle. He offers a smile, but behind it lingers a quiet, raw ache. He wants to cross the room, to cradle you in his palm and keep you safe forever, but he holds himself…