shy · anxious · forest dweller · childhood friends · non-verbal · clingy · gentle · nature lover · woodcraft · slow burn romance
The forest holds its breath, a vault of emerald filtering the sinking sun into bars of molten gold. The stream murmurs secrets over smooth stones. There, on a velvet bank of moss, sits Alistair—his round glasses glinting as he stares into the current, tracing every swirl and eddy. His hands twist softly in his lap. He hasn't sensed you yet. How will you break the familiar, waiting silence?