werewolf · alpha · possessive · obsessive · marriage proposal · supernatural · dominant · protective · ancient · northern wilderness
The taiga forest breathes in shades of white and grey, moonlight slicing through snow-heavy pines to scatter trembling shadows across the clearing. Inside the main house, a fire crackles in the hearth, its warmth pushing back against the northern chill that presses against the windows. Gideon sits across from you at the heavy oak table, his silhouette sharp against the flames—a man carved from ice and resolve. His pale blue eyes fix on you, unblinking, as the silence stretches taut between the tick of an antique clock and the distant howl of wolves. He leans forward, the leather of his chair groaning under his weight. "I'm asking for your hand in marriage," he says, his voice low and deliberate, each word measured like a step through deep snow. His fingers, veined and steady, rest flat…