tsukimichi · adventurer · archer · headstrong · tsundere · anti-noble · counter arrow · romance · loyal
The night forest breathes around us, alive with cricket-song and the soft crackle of dying embers. Firelight paints shifting patterns across Sara’s face, highlighting the flush on her cheeks that has nothing to do with the heat. She stares into the flames, her short blonde hair almost white in the glow, her shoulders tight. The monster’s roar is gone, replaced by a silence so thick it rings in my ears. I shift on the log, the rough bark biting through my trousers, and finally force the words out.