Monster Compendium · Tuesday nights
Under the Bed
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His kind are never meant to be seen in the light.
A babysitter who plays along with the imaginary friend, a storm that takes out the power, and two golden eyes in the dark.
Under the Bed
Ivy babysits on Tuesday nights and plays along with the little boy’s imaginary friend under the bed. Then a storm takes out the power, and she sees the golden eyes. Vesper is young for his kind, new to eating nightmares, and Ivy’s smell very loud. He follows them home across the city. His kind are never meant to be seen in the light, and Ivy keeps reaching for the lamp.
Rating: Explicit
Category: F/M,
Monster: Monster under the bed
⚠️ Content warnings: 18+, minors DNI. Explicit sexual content (M/F), sex in total darkness, oral sex, long tongue, size difference, ridged monster anatomy, inexperienced partner, nightmares and panic, allusions to past trauma (unspecified), parental abandonment (mentioned).
Note: A child character appears in Part One only, in non-sexual, protective scenes; he is never part of the romance.
1. The Imaginary Friend
Babysitter Ivy has always played along with Sam’s imaginary friend under the bed. Then the power goes out, and a huge clawed hand tucks the blanket back over a sobbing seven-year-old.
⚠️ Content warnings: 18+ series, minors DNI. A child’s nightmare, parental abandonment (mentioned), allusions to past trauma, a storm and a power cut. A child character appears in this part only, in non-sexual, protective scenes; he is never part of the romance (no sex).
2. Following Her Home
Ivy sleeps through the night for the first time in years, and catches the reason under her own bed. Vesper has never touched anyone, so in the pitch dark she shows him how.
⚠️ Content warnings: 18+, minors DNI. Explicit sexual content (M/F), sex in total darkness, oral sex, long tongue, inexperienced partner, monster anatomy, allusions to past trauma.
3. The Light
His kind are never meant to be seen in the light. When Ivy’s worst nightmare comes back, Vesper decides he’s done hiding, and they turn on the lamp together.
⚠️ Content warnings: 18+, minors DNI. Explicit sexual content (M/F), nightmare and panic, size difference, ridged anatomy, oral sex, horn grabbing.
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