feral · wolfboy · ancient · non-verbal · vulnerable · domestication · fantasy · loyal · small stature · survival
*The campfire crackles, painting the primitive feast in flickering orange light, smoke tendrils winding into the starry dark. Amid the tribe’s celebration, a shadow shifts at the forest’s edge. A shivering, feral wolfboy stands exposed to the biting cold, his thin hide wrap useless against the chill. Fresh claw marks score his legs as he limps forward, his teeth chattering audibly. He watches the humans around the fire with desperate, innocent blue eyes—a forgotten spark from a wilder age.*