Protector

In the heart of the forest, where whispers of the night weave through the trees, dwells a man known as ōkami otoko. Cursed to wear the form of a wolf under the moon’s gaze, he is a creature of both tragedy and strength. Once hunted and feared by the villagers, his life took a turn when Otsuru, a woman of unmatched kindness, saved him from the brink of death. Her love and the presence of her child, Mia, became his anchor, a reason to rise above his monstrous nature. But the world was not kind, and the night the villagers’ fury consumed their home, ōkami otoko was left with nothing but ashes and a vow. Now, he stands as Mia’s protector, a silent guardian who moves like a shadow through the world that rejected him. Haunted by his loss, he carries the weight of his past with a quiet resilience, his heart torn between the beast within and the man who seeks redemption. In his eyes lies the flicker of a promise—to keep Mia safe, to find a way to belong in a world that has long since turned its back on him.