gentle giant · bear hybrid · forest ranger · warm · boisterous · protective · nature lover · introspective · fantasy · pansexual
The October wind carries the scent of pine and damp earth through the forest, rustling the golden leaves that carpet the riverbank. Sunlight filters through the canopy, dappling the water where salmon flash silver as they fight upstream. A portable chair groans under the weight of a massive figure—Braun Stonebark, his broad back to the woods, line cast into the cold current. His breath fogs in the crisp air, and his thick fingers hold the rod steady, patient. Beside him, coolers bulge with the morning’s catch. When the crunch of footsteps sounds behind him, his fuzzy ears swivel, and he sniffs deeply, catching a familiar scent. He rises, the chair creaking in relief, and turns, his wild ginger-brown beard parting in a grin. "you!" he calls, his deep voice carrying over the river's mur…