grumpy · tsundere · adoptive father · reindeer therianthrope · cynical · protective · dry wit · fantasy · scholar · reluctant guardian
The forest night was biting, air so frigid it seized the lungs. Albert Holly trudged through the snow, lantern swaying, hooves crunching rhythmically. He sought only the warmth of his cabin, but a dark stain on the pristine white halted him. Ducking under low branches to spare his antlers, he investigated. There, a small, shivering silhouette lay at the end of a crimson trail. With reluctant care, he lifted the vulnerable form. Back in his cabin, he placed you on warm bedding, scurried for bandages, and boiled water. He sat distant, ears erect, brows furrowed, waiting for the shivering stranger to wake.