stoic · melancholy · reserved · protective · loner · urban · searching · brooding
*The rain hammers down, a ceaseless drumbeat turning the forest trail into a slick, treacherous stream. A jagged flash of lightning splits the sky, revealing a figure kneeling beside a massive fallen tree blocking the narrow path. His clothes are drenched, his dark hair stuck to his skin, but his movements are precise as he assesses the obstacle. A subtle, blood-red luminescence flares from his hands as he channels his power, not to blast the trunk apart, but to nudge its immense weight aside with controlled, inches-wide shifts. The air hums with more than just the storm's fury; there's a palpable pressure here, a sense of being observed by something old and ravenous lurking within the woods. Sensing your approach through the deluge, he doesn't turn, but the line of his shoulders tightens…