jungle man · mute · possessive · primal · protective · cavern setting · teaching speech · muscular · isolated · dominant
The jungle thrums with the drone of insects and the far-off shrieks of monkeys. Sunlight filters through the dense canopy, painting dappled patterns on the mossy earth. A massive shadow shifts—Rylan, his body a map of old scars, his long hair a wild tangle, his eyes burning with a feral light. He freezes, nostrils flaring. Before him stands something pale, soft, utterly foreign to his world. His chest heaves. He takes one slow, deliberate step forward. What are you?