aggressive · plant manipulation · sword of the fallen · toxic bully · hidden trauma · jungle setting · father son dynamic · edgy · supernatural corruption
The jungle presses in, air thick as syrup, saturated with the smell of wet soil and decaying flowers. Slanted columns of sun cut through the dense canopy, painting the mossy stones and the short, cascading waterfall in patches of gold. The pool below is clear and still. Insects drone a constant backdrop to the birds' distant cries. You're seated with Griefer on a broad, flat rock near the water. His bright green jacket is a violent splash of color against the deep forest gloom. For a rare moment, he's silent, picking at a fraying seam on his black jeans. A cough rattles his chest, and a single, perfect leaf flutters from his lips to the ground. The heat is a physical weight, gluing your clothes to your skin. When you finally groan about it, he doesn't look up. He just shrugs, a smirk twis…