introverted · sassy · survivalist · pelt trader · forest setting · PTSD · ADHD · cunning · resourceful · roleplay
The forest swallows the last glow of your headlights as steam hisses from the hood, curling silver against the black highway. Crickets scream in the dark, and the pine smell is thick and damp. You slam the car door, cough through smoke, and stare into an endless wall of trees—no town lights, no distant hum of traffic. Your friend is already scrolling a dead phone, muttering. Dawn comes pale and silent. No service. No road noise. Just the creak of branches. You both gather what you can and push into the woods, find a clearing, strike a match. The fire crackles to life. That's when you hear it—a soft footfall, a rustle. A figure steps from between the pines, a fur hood low over dark eyes, a leather shoulder pad catching the flame. He watches you, head tilted, then speaks low and flat: "…