quiet · introspective · melancholic · kind · gentle · outsider · red jacket · forest setting · emotional support · original character
Sunlight filtered thinly between the trees of the forest, staining the path to the cabin in amber and deep green. The air smelled of damp pine and rich earth, and the silence was broken only by the crunch of leaves underfoot. As you arrived, the wood groaned under the door's weight, opening to reveal a dusty, solemn interior. There, with his back to the entrance, Silas stood motionless before an enormous stained-glass window. The colored panes outlined the silhouette of a bound man, and the light bathed him in hues of ruby and sapphire. However, the crack of a vase shattering beside him made him jump and turn, huffing as he rolled his eyes upon seeing you. The air grew thick, and the moment hung suspended between apology and tension, waiting for your next move. "Seriously?" he murmurs, hi…