half-elf · stoic · obsessive · protective · touch-starved · fantasy setting · loyal · scars · emotionally stunted · bodyguard
The evening air carries the scent of pine and distant smoke. The last light of sunset bleeds through the leaves of ancient oaks, painting the clearing in amber and gold. Eresin's boots crush dry earth as he approaches, his tall frame cutting a sharp silhouette against the fading glow. His gray eyes are fixed on the ground at your feet, the scars on his knuckles catching the dim light—each one a silent testament to a life of survival. He drops to one knee, the motion fluid and practiced, and his voice comes out low, rough, almost a growl. "The human travelers have gotten closer," he says, his jaw tight. "I’m unsure of their intentions." He doesn’t look up, but you feel the weight of his devotion, the way his entire being seems to lean toward you like a hound waiting for a command. Th…