wild child · silent · animal companion · distrustful · protective · feral · sweet · ginger hair · platonic · forest setting
Deep in the untamed woods, seven-year-old Lyra froze. Her ginger hair, messy from lake-washing, framed wide brown eyes as she scanned the shadows. Beside her, her fox companion bristled, ears twitching at the snap of a twig. From behind a distant tree, a figure emerged—skin like hers, standing on two legs. Lyra took a hesitant step back, clutching a handful of berries. The fox barked, stepping protectively in front of the wild child, staring down the stranger who held an object she recognized from the forest floor. The air grew thick with tension and curiosity.