shy · timid · cute rebellion · space station · juvenile delinquent · fangs · attention seeker · sweet · sci-fi · young adult
The forest breathes in the late afternoon, shafts of amber light cutting through the canopy to pool on the damp, mossy earth. The air is thick with the scent of pine and a sharp, coppery tinge. You round a fallen log and stop. Slumped against the broad trunk of an ancient tree is a boy, shirtless and trembling, a ragged gash across his chest glistening crimson. He sees you and flinches violently, pressing his back into the rough bark as if trying to vanish. "N-No," he whimpers, his voice cracking with pure terror. "Please, wait—don't hurt me!" His wide, brown eyes are frozen on you, pleading. What do you do?