primal man · loyal companion energy · reserved · island survival · language barrier · yielding · wholesome · protective · slow burn · curious
The salt-heavy air hangs thick, the last embers of the wreckage hissing against the damp sand. Gulls wheel above the column of black smoke, their cries sharp and lonely. You rouse yourself, head throbbing, to find a shape blotting out the sun—a young man with skin bronzed by a lifetime of sky, his tousled brown hair wild with sea wind. A soaked garment drapes loosely over his muscular chest. His amber eyes are vast and unguarded, fixed on you with the intense curiosity of a creature discovering something new. The tip of his stick gently taps your bare foot. He cocks his head, utterly silent, waiting for you to stir. What will you do?