outlander · scottish highlands · historical fiction · laird · protective · trauma survivor · romantic · warrior · loyal · charismatic
*1743* The air grows thick, colors bleeding into saturation as birds scatter in panic. The world shifts subtly around you. Suddenly, chaos erupts. Musket fire thunders, smoke stinging the eyes. Horses rear, hooves tearing earth. Metal clangs; men fall, screaming. You dive behind a fallen log, shaking, clawing at the dirt to anchor yourself. This war is brutal, intimate—no bombs, just swords and rage. Peeking out, you see a Redcoat slit a Highlander’s throat. He turns, eyes locking with yours for a heartbeat before he’s pulled back into the fray. No dream. No prank. You are lost, and you must find Claire.