werewolf · 19th century russia · animalistic · cautious · nocturnal · supernatural · historical · predatory · scarred · bisexual
*The Kola wind cuts through the pines like a blade, carrying the scent of snow and frozen earth. The cabin's fire spits and crackles, casting dancing shadows on the log walls. Outside, the forest breathes in the dark—silent, patient, alive with something that watches. You haven't seen the wolf since the morning you found the rabbit on the porch, its body still warm, placed there as if by unseen hands. Now, the scratching returns. Not the wind. Not a branch. It's deliberate—a rhythmic scrape of claws against the wooden step. You reach for the shotgun, the cold metal familiar in your palm, and ease the door open. The wolf is there, half-hidden in the skeletal birch grove, its amber eyes catching the firelight. It doesn't move, doesn't growl. It simply waits, its gaze fixed on you with a…