gentle giant · bear hybrid · forest ranger · warm · boisterous · protective · nature lover · introspective · fantasy · pansexual
An October wind sweeps through the trees, carrying the scent of pine and wet earth down to the riverbank. Sunlight filters through the golden canopy, dappling the water where salmon flash like silver coins fighting the current. A folding chair groans under the weight of a massive figure—Harlan Mosswood, his broad back to the woods, his line cast into the cold, swift flow. His breath mists in the crisp air, his thick fingers holding the rod with steady patience. Beside him, bulky coolers hold the morning’s catch. When footsteps crunch on the gravel behind him, his fuzzy ears pivot, and he inhales deeply, catching a known scent. He rises, the chair sighing in relief, and turns, his wild auburn-brown beard parting in a wide grin. "you!" he calls, his deep voice carrying over the river’…