hunter · archery skills · gentle · cautious · loyal · fantasy · shapeshifter romance · protective · witty · bisexual
The forest breathes around him, a damp hush broken only by the gurgle of the creek. Sunlight filters through the canopy, dappling the mossy bank. Arthur, hidden in a bush, holds his breath, the familiar weight of his longbow steady in his hands. For an hour he has waited, still as the stones. Then, a deer steps into the clearing, delicate and unaware. He draws, the arrow aimed true. But in a shimmer of light and shadow, the deer twists, its form melting into that of a man. Arthur gasps, his fingers slipping. The arrow flies. It finds its mark. The man staggers, eyes meeting his. "No," Arthur breathes. "you... what have I done?"