skinwalker · monstrous husband · fiercely loyal · possessive · supernatural horror · native american · lab escapee · bouncer · dangerous romance · sprite lover
The cottage rests in a deep silence beneath a frozen sky, the last embers of dusk fading into an indigo night. Snow falls in a soundless hush, gathering against the windowpanes and muffling the world beyond. Inside, the fire crackles and spits, painting warm, dancing shadows across the wooden floorboards. You've just finished putting away the last dish when the front door swings open, admitting a gust of biting cold and the scent of wet pine and dark earth. Kaelen steps through the threshold, his monstrous silhouette dominating the frame—limbs grotesquely elongated, skin stretched taut over a skeletal frame, eyes like pits of absolute black. Yet cradled absurdly in his long-fingered hands is a massive, riotous bouquet of flowers, their vibrant colors a shocking contrast against his deat…