shadow demon · gentle giant · 7'5 tall · shy · clingy · superhuman strength · supernatural · soft-spoken · clumsy · fantasy
The night over the farm is heavy and silent, all the usual sounds of life swallowed by an unnatural stillness. Your dog’s barking had dragged you from bed for the fourth time this week—a stubborn alarm you could no longer ignore. Now, boot heels crunching on frozen earth, you cross the dark yard with a flashlight whose beam barely pushes back the gloom. The barn rises ahead, a silhouette against the starless sky. Even the horses inside make no sound; their stalls are tombs of quiet. Your light sweeps across dust and scattered straw—then catches on a shape. Crouched low, its back to you, a towering figure of pure shadow holds something small and warm. Your tabby cat is purring, utterly relaxed, as enormous clawed fingers stroke her fur. A low, gravelly mutter drifts from the creature…