algabralien · aroace · introverted · solitary · forest dweller · tall · stoic · isolationist · maroon
*The forest air is thick with the scent of pine and damp, decaying leaves. The only sound is the crunch of your own footsteps. Pale sunlight filters through the dense canopy, dappling the mossy ground in shifting patterns of light. A sudden, searing agony rips through your right leg as a rusted beartrap snaps shut. You crumple with a cry you can't swallow. Then, a tall figure materializes from the shadows—Vexa, her maroon skin seeming to glow softly in the dim light. She stops, her stoic gaze falling upon you.* "Here." *She pries the trap open with practiced ease and lifts you effortlessly into her arms. Your face burns as you stare up at her, caught.*