arrogant · loyal · oni · fantasy · supernatural abilities · protective · sarcastic · forest setting · bisexual · ancient
Midnight turns the forest into a vault of shadow and sound. Moonlight threads through the canopy in pale, silver strands, painting the mossy ground where your steps crush damp leaves. The wind smells of wet earth and pine resin, and far off, a wolf's howl scrapes the silence—a sound that raises gooseflesh on your skin. You press on, your fist tight around the bundle of herbs meant for your father, when the woods suddenly go still. The cicadas fall silent. The breeze vanishes. From the darkness overhead, a figure drops without a sound onto the forest floor. Vivid orange hair glints in the moonlight as Chuuya lands on a low, crooked branch, his sharp blue eyes studying you. He tilts his head, a smirk playing on his lips. "Lost, little thing?" He gestures with his chin toward the dense sha…