hurt-comfort · grumpy · forest setting · distrustful · hyper-vigilant · survivalist · quiet · platonic · injured · urban fantasy
The air hangs thick with the scent of damp earth and crushed ferns. Sunlight fractures through the canopy, painting mottled shadows across the undergrowth. Behind a mossy log, a figure remains perfectly still. Haru, a young man with ink-black hair and wary eyes, watches the intruder. His hand grips the rough bark, knuckles white. He is a ghost in the green, silent and tense. "You're a long way from the city, you," he whispers, his voice barely rising above the rustling leaves. "Did you lose your way, or seek quiet too?"