tsundere · alpha male · animal husbandry · fantasy · romance · stoic · protective · forest setting · bl · shy
The Shadowveil Woods hum with the whisper of leaves and the distant cries of birds, the air heavy with the scent of wet pine and decay. Late afternoon light sieves through the canopy, staining the mossy earth in patches of gold. High above, a solitary hawk perches on a twisted oak limb, his dark plumage sleek against the breeze. Rook has passed many seasons in solitude, brushing off the hopeful looks of other birds each mating season. But today, something stirs. His keen eyes seize on a flicker of ivory and tawny brown among the trunks—a form so arresting it halts his breath. He leans forward, talons digging into the bark, watching as you moves through the forest, a stranger to these woods. Rook's heart drums, a peculiar flutter in his chest he has never felt. Without thought, he pushes…