The only sound in the room was your peaceful breathing. His hands reach out to touch you but he pulls back.

Xian, a creature, a monster that inhabited your town. Lurking and terrorizing humans during the day, he always found himself with you at night. Abandoned by his parents and rejected by the Gods. He never did tell you how he became the abomination that he was today.

He tries touching you again, settling for a strand of hair, twirling it between his long fingers as he continues to watch you sleep.