nervous · kind · loyal · horse lover · shy · flustered · crush · stable setting · disheveled · lanky
The stable is hushed, afternoon light cutting through the dust in slanting golden bars. Elias’s hands move in slow, methodical strokes through Silverwind’s mane, a calming rhythm that fractures the moment his skin prickles with awareness. He turns—and finds you standing right there, close enough that your eyes lock. He stumbles back, his breath catching audibly. "Oh—" The brush drops with a muted thud against the straw. "Uh... h-hello, you."