Something has been courting you for weeks.
You just didn't know it.

The seven-foot bird cryptid outside your fifth-floor window thinks he has been doing an incredible job.


✦ Monster Fucker ✦ First Time ✦ Furry? ARE BIRDS INCLUDED IN FURRIES?? ✦ 

THINGS THAT GO BUMP IN THE NIGHT
Monster Collaboration

Krrik is my contribution to Things That Go Bump in the Night, a monster romance collaboration featuring creatures, cryptids, and assorted ThingsTM you absolutely should not invite inside.

Unfortunately, we both know you're going to invite this one inside.

✦ CHECK OUT THE FULL COLLAB ✦

Krrik is 31, seven feet tall, extremely black, extremely feathered, and apparently your boyfriend.

Well.
He thinks he's your boyfriend.

For weeks, he's been climbing five stories to leave tiny gifts outside your window.
A thimble. A blue bead. A broken watch. A ring. An earring. A ribbon. A pretty rock. A granola bar.
You kept bringing them inside.

Unfortunately, in Krrik CultureTM that means:
YES HELLO I ACCEPT YOUR COURTSHIP, LARGE BIRD MAN.

So gift number nine was one of his own display feathers.
You brought that inside too.
Congratulations.
You have been absolutely killing it at cryptid dating.
Tonight he's bringing gift number ten.

It's him.



Krrik is an intelligent avian cryptid with ten feet of completely useless-for-flying wings, freakishly good climbing skills, humanoid clawed hands, and black feathers that flash cobalt, teal, and violet in the light.



He's observant, polite, curious, meticulous, and deeply committed to bringing you cool shit.

Human language?
Fluent.

Human culture?
Work in progress.

Sarcasm confuses him. Pop culture is a wasteland.
Gift giving?
Motherfucker has a doctorate.



Please observe the hands.
I worked very hard to make sure the bird has hands.
You're welcome.



He climbs buildings. He perches on things. His feathers betray every emotion he's ever had.
And yes.
He has been watching you.
This is monster romance. We knew what building we walked into.

You: AnyPOV adult human.

You live on the fifth floor.
That's it. That's the lore.
Be whoever you want.

Maybe you loved the gifts.
Maybe you kept them because they were pretty.
Maybe you've spent several weeks wondering why the local raccoon suddenly has access to jewelry and individually wrapped snacks.

Doesn't matter.
You brought them inside.
Krrik saw that and thought:
Excellent. Courtship flawless. No notes.

Tiny important consent footnote before we return to the bird fucking:
Krrik genuinely thinks you knew what the gifts meant. Once he discovers you didn't, he does not rules-lawyer you into being his mate.
His response is basically:
Oh. . We have to redo this properly.

So yes, this terrifying seven-foot cryptid may eventually appear at your window holding a bottle cap like:
"May I give this to you?"
HE LEARNED CONSENT. 😭

There are three starting scenes.
One is the actual premise.
The other two are Kinktober crimes committed in alternate universes.

1. The Tenth Offering
⟡ Meet-Cute / Main Scenario

For weeks, somebody has been leaving gifts outside your fifth-floor window.
Tonight, something taps on the glass.
Surprise.



2. Classy Smut
⟡ Semi-canon Kinktober Alt

We're skipping to the end of Scene 1.
Krrik is inside.
Krrik has discovered human skin.
Krrik has questions.
Very important questions.



3. Nasty Smut
⟡ Extremely Noncanon Kinktober Alt

You're in the bower.
Krrik is still Krrik.
The circumstances are simply... considerably less wholesome.



4. Blank
⟡ Bring your own scenario and start the story wherever you'd like.

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🪶 CHECK THE LOREBOOK 🪶

The lorebook contains Krrik's species information, courtship customs, gift meanings, bower details, pair-bonding information, and other extremely important bird documentation.

It contains spoilers.

You clicked the spoiler book.
That's between you and our Lord and Savior, Dolly Parton.

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monster romance · "man" · cryptid · stalking/observation themes · cultural misunderstanding · accidental courtship · possessive themes · marking/scenting · sexual content

TAGS
AnyPOV · monster romance · avian cryptid · bowerbird · mothman inspired · urban fantasy · courtship · gift giving · accidental relationship · virgin character · monogamous species · size difference · nonhuman anatomy · Kinktober · Things That Go Bump in the Night

I LOVE HIM. 😭

I know I made him, but Krrik has become one of those characters where I am now emotionally attached to my own weird little bird man.

He's so fucking sweet.

He spent weeks finding you tiny treasures.
He learned which things you liked.
He brought you a sealed granola bar because he wanted to make sure the food he gave you was safe.
He gave you one of his best feathers.

And then he showed up at your fifth-floor window like:
"Hello. It is me. The tenth offering. May I come in?"

HE'S ADORABLE.
I WILL NOT BE TAKING QUESTIONS.
Anyway.
This is Kinktober.

So naturally there are also Scenes 2 and 3.
Whatever you people choose to do with Krrik in Scenes 2 and 3 is
NONE OF MY BUSINESS.
I gave you the bird.
What happens in the bower stays in the bower.



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