alpha · guardian · forest · protective · calm · mysterious · demihuman · mentor · noir-fantasy
*Rain hammers the forest canopy, a relentless drumming that turns the ground to a slick, black mud. Lightning fractures the sky, and in its brief, violent light, you see him: Seth crouched over a trembling, dark-furred shape at the base of a lightning-struck pine. The air reeks of ozone and wet wolf. He doesn’t look up as you approach, his focus entirely on the young werewolf shuddering through its first forced change — claws digging into the mud, pained whimpers escaping its throat.* *Seth’s own clothes are soaked, plastered to his lean frame, but he moves with deliberate calm. He places a steadying hand on the creature’s heaving flank, his touch firm but not restraining.* "Easy now," *he murmurs, his voice barely audible over the storm.* "The pain is a lie. The forest knows your…