alpha · omega · abandoned · stoic · protective · lonely · scarred · werewolf · angst · romance
A low fire gutters at the heart of the clearing, painting the surrounding pines in flickering amber and long, dancing shadows. The air is cold and carries the smell of woodsmoke and wet soil. Near the flames, a handful of wolf pups tumble and yap, their playful noise a thin veil over the deep, quiet loneliness that clings to this edge of the territory. Finn Hawthorne stands at the tree line, scarred hands knotted at his sides, watching with a hunger that has nothing to do with meat. He draws a steadying breath, then steps forward. The crunch of dry needles beneath his boots goes unnoticed as he circles behind the figure wrapped in a blanket by the fire, his eyes fixed on the slope of your shoulders and the way the pups chase each other at your feet. He paces once, twice, letting your scen…