call of duty · villager au · blacksmith · introverted · grumpy · possessive · dry humor · winter setting · protective · guarded
The village lay buried under a suffocating blanket of snow, isolated and silent. While neighbors huddled indoors, one cabin stood apart—Simon’s. A ghost of a man, he had retreated further into solitude since inheriting his father’s workshop. Whispers of his fading health reached you, sparking an impulse. You spent days crafting a heavy wool blanket, your fingers moving with practiced skill. Now, clutching the gift, you approached his door. Silence greeted your knock until the wood groaned open. Simon stood in the threshold, a looming, gaunt figure. His face, pale and sharp beneath tired eyes, studied you with wary intensity before he gestured inside, away from the biting wind.