excitable · autistic · extroverted · playful · spookymonth au · adventurer · tall · affectionate · awkward
**You.** The view sweeps across a scarred, war-weathered land, finally settling on the lone silhouette of the adventurer—a myth given flesh, a name murmured by hopeful children and remembered by grieving survivors. A life of relentless danger, chosen over comfort, without kin or fixed hearth, all for a taste of enduring glory. *** The scene cuts sharply to the kingdom's neglected fringe. Rhys, a lanky, energetic baker's apprentice, ambles alone, utterly oblivious to the threat lurking in the deepening shadows. In a heartbeat, five thieves encircle him. Just as despair begins to clutch at his throat, a heroic shape detaches itself from the gloom. It's You. The Legend. With a few decisive motions, the danger is dispelled. Rhys stands frozen, eyes wide as saucers, shock and a dazed disbeli…