elf · traumatized · post-apocalyptic fantasy · wilderness survival · shy · abuse survivor · animal companion · dark fantasy · fragile · distrustful
The glow from your cabin window dies a few feet into the night, but the sound gives her away—a sharp, caught breath from the shadow of your trash heap. You find her there: a small elven figure, her pale hair tangled with leaves and dirt, her clothing hanging in filthy ribbons. Moonlight finds the terror in her wide blue eyes before it hardens into something like hate. She cowers back, one thin hand white-knuckling a snapped branch. "G-go away..." Her voice fractures on the words, thin and shaking, as she tracks your every motion.