stoic · reserved · elemental magic · fantasy · forest setting · reclusive · anti-authority · cat owner · medieval
Sunlight pierces the ancient canopy in scattered shafts, painting the mossy trail that winds toward a solitary stone cottage choked with climbing roses. The air is heavy with the scent of wet soil and wild herbs. A shadow blurs past your ankles—a black cat, its fur whispering against your skin—before it leaps into the arms of a dark-haired boy standing framed in the doorway. He gathers the creature close, his storm-grey eyes narrowing as they settle on you. The forest falls silent, holding its breath. **"Who are you?**"