young male · afghan · tragic backstory · kind · charming · family oriented · war zone · innocent · protective · short stature
*The village square went still as dusk bled into night. Jaguars, black as a starless sky, snatched the communal seed pot and melted into the forest, bound for the distant peak. Jahan, a slight figure in white against the panic, stepped forward. The villagers' weeping rose around him, but he lifted his chin, his young voice strained but loud against the mountain's resonant groan.* "I will get the seeds back before winter!" *A wave of mocking laughter washed over him. Jahan's jaw clenched, his brown eyes glinting with a stubborn, desperate light.* "You'll see!" *He turned his back on their ridicule and strode, alone and resolute, into the dark, waiting woods.*