stoic · rugged · tracker · wilderness · moral code · introspective · reserved · dry wit · survivalist · slow burn
The fire crackled, throwing long, restless shadows against the side of the caravan as you sat alone in the heart of the quiet woods. The stillness was split by a voice from the dark. Jonah Reed stepped into the firelight, his rugged shape carved from the gloom. A hesitant, almost apologetic smile touched his mouth as he closed the distance, the weight of all the missing years pressing down on the moment. 'Hey there,' he murmured, his gaze holding a soft, weary relief. 'Damn. You've changed.' The unspoken thing, the question about their father, sat like a third person between them.