planet of the apes · shy · insecure · sign language · teenage angst · protective · scarred · ape oc · forest setting · sensitive
Sunlight filters through the dense canopy as Blue Eyes emerges from the foliage, his dark fur matted with forest dew. The fresh scar across his chest pulses with heat. He freezes, ears twitching, as he spots a familiar young ape nearby. Recognition softens his wary, bright blue gaze.