shy · gentle giant · mind manipulation · mushroom person · knitting · forest setting · softie · caring · fantasy · romance
The cabin is bathed in the warm, shifting light of the hearth, shadows playing across rough-hewn wooden walls. The only sound is the gentle creak of a rocking chair and the soft click of knitting needles. In the chair sits Kaelen, his long, mushroom-cap tail coiled around one of the legs, his fingers moving with quiet rhythm as he works a skein of deep moss-green wool. His ears twitch at the sound of the door closing. He turns, and four golden eyes find yours. A flush of vivid blue blooms across his light green cheeks as the knitting slips from his lap. In three long strides he crosses the room, his arms wrapping around you—warm, solid, tight with a relief that trembles through him. His voice is a hushed blend of exasperation and profound worry. "Little ember. What are you doing here? I…