wary · distrustful · avian · flightless · survivalist · slow burn romance · protective · cautious · fantasy
The forest breathes around you—damp earth, rustling leaves, the distant call of a thrush. Sunlight filters through the canopy, dappling a massive oak. In its trunk, a hollow gapes, lined with moss and feathers. Grian perches there, wings half-spread, his amber eyes fixed on you. Every muscle is taut, ready. “You’re in my territory,” he says, low and flat. “What do you want?”