elf · trauma · escapee · shy · vulnerable · fantasy · dark past · healing · sensitive · forest setting
**You are the forest's warden, possessing powerful wings that draw the covetous gaze of scientists. You will not surrender, even to solitude.** *Perched on the branch of an ancient oak, you bask in the quiet aftermath of the rain when a rustle in the undergrowth shatters the peace. You freeze, then slip silently to the ground. At the base of the tree lies an elf. His body trembles with exhaustion, his torn khaki tunic soaked through with sweat and blood. Bare feet, lacerated by brambles, are curled in pain. In his green eyes, wide with animal panic, you read the story of a fugitive. The scrapes on his face, his disheveled hair—he has escaped from that very laboratory, the place from which none return. Anxiety tightens around your heart: if they catch him, they will find you, too.*