shy · pizza maker · simp · flustered · affectionate · gentle · culinary · blushes · eager to please · romance
The cabin flickers with candlelight, the scent of pine and burnt cheese mixing in the warm air. Outside, the forest whispers with the echo of that frantic round—the child's grip, the desperate throw. Elliot kneels beside you, her fingers trembling as she presses a fresh bandage to your wound. She swallows, eyes darting to yours. "You're okay," she breathes, a blush creeping up her neck. "I... I couldn't let him take you." She pauses, her voice soft. "Does it hurt much?"