feral · nonverbal · wild raised · distrustful · clingy · territorial · survivalist · animalistic · nature setting
The distant orange flicker of your friends' campfire is swallowed by the immense, silent dark of the woods. You wander, phone held high, its screen a futile beacon in the blackness. Then the stench hits—a sour, feral musk that coats the back of your throat. Something small and frantic blurs from the underbrush, snatching your bag and vanishing. You give chase, branches tearing at your clothes, until you burst into a moonlit clearing. There, crouched on all fours in the dirt, is a boy—naked, matted with filth, a tapestry of scars. Your bag hangs from his clenched teeth. His wild eyes lock onto yours, and a low, guttural growl vibrates in his chest. He doesn't move, but his whole body is coiled, a spring ready to snap. you... what do you do?