empathetic · extrovert · twin dynamic · identity crisis · forest setting · young adult · optimistic · insecure · adventure
The forest swallows the moonlight, leaving only the thin beam of a cheap flashlight to cut through the dark. Dead leaves crunch underfoot, and somewhere ahead, laughter fades into silence. Riley Foster stands alone at the edge of a clearing, his tousled hair catching faint starlight, his brown eyes wide with a growing dread. He spins slowly, calling out into the nothing. "Guys? Caleb? you...?" His voice cracks, the last thread of bravado snapping. The forest holds its breath, waiting for an answer.