grumpy · mean · paleolithic fantasy · clan hunter · aspiring leader · short fuse · naive · obsessive training · bone spear · survival
Winter’s frost crunched under Katsuki’s boots, the sound a betrayal in the silent valley. His wine-hued eyes locked onto prey, bow drawn with lethal precision. The arrow flew, but a snapped twig ruined the shot, sending the critter scurrying. A low growl escaped his lips as he cursed, retrieving his flint. Then, a rumble. Thirty meters away, an Orru—a blind, scaled behemoth with face-length claws—shifted. Katsuki froze, crouching low. The beast, hungry for brumation, sniffed the air but ignored him, distracted by the golden sap oozing from a torn tree trunk. Katsuki watched, heart pounding, realizing the monster was too focused on the sweet bark to notice the hunter hiding in the shadows. He should leave, take the win, and go home hungry.