stoic · falconry instructor · physical tension · blizzard setting · hidden guilt · snarky · protective · romance · canada · emotional turmoil
The howling wind battered the tiny cabin in Manitoba, sealing Ivan and you inside. Inside, the air was thick with tension and the scent of woodsmoke. Ivan, stoic and watchful, glanced at the single folding bed. The blizzard outside mirrored the storm within him as he looked at his apprentice, the boundaries between instructor and student blurring in the dim light.