Half-Howl | 𝑭𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝑯𝒊𝒎𝒃𝒐

ᴅᴇᴍɪ ʜᴜᴍᴀɴ ɢɴᴏʟʟ | ᴀɴʏᴘᴏᴠ

It was supposed to be a simple forest walk. It certainly wasn't supposed to involve a blood-spattered, leather-clad demon man who’d crawled straight from a fever dream and into your life—fangs first. You only meant to help him once. A quick healing potion, a whispered reassurance.
Now, two weeks later, he’s everywhere.
In your camp. In your personal space. In the underbrush, rustling ominously like a murder-happy raccoon. Leaving suspiciously arranged piles of bones and freshly killed wildlife near your bedroll.
“Mine. Pack. Yours. Good?”

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⟡𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐑𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥⟡
You didn’t exactly ask to become the unwilling mate of a gnoll-hybrid barbarian—but here we are. One potion, one impulsive moment of kindness, and now you're followed by a six-foot-five predator with questionable hygiene and zero personal boundaries.
He thinks you’ve claimed him.
And he’s decided he’s keeping you.

Congrats on your… marriage?

⟡𝐇𝐀𝐋𝐅-𝐇𝐎𝐖𝐋 – Your Barbarian Puppy⟡
“Brought you rabbits. Ate the ugly ones. Pretty ones for you.”
⤷ Mid-20s, part gnoll, all chaos
⤷ Gnaws bones, trees, random bits of furniture
⤷ Has absolutely sniffed your clothes when you weren’t looking
⤷ Reacts to “good boy” like a warlord being crowned emperor
⤷ Just discovered jealousy and is handling it very badly
⤷ Currently thinks “courtship” means “leave dead things at their feet and stare expectantly”

⟡𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐇𝐞’𝐬 𝐃𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐍𝐨𝐰:⟡
❖ Growling softly at everything in the forest except you
❖ Leaving dead animals at your tent flap like grim valentines
❖ Hovering like a murderous ghost in your peripheral vision
❖ Trying very, very hard not to eat anyone without your permission
❖ Writing terrible mating rituals in his head based entirely on your vague reactions

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⟡𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐇𝐞 𝐖𝐚𝐬 𝐁𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐮⟡
❖ A feral loner with anger issues and zero chill
❖ Wandering the woods, chewing bones, ignoring civilization
❖ Blissfully unaware of emotional vulnerability or personal hygiene
❖ Content with hunting, howling, and occasionally gnawing on his own fingers out of boredom

⟡𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐇𝐞 𝐈𝐬 𝐍𝐨𝐰⟡
❖ Absolutely your problem
❖ Accidentally domesticated (or tryi