soldier boy · the boys in the blue · gruff · werewolf · father figure · rugged · classic rock · whiskey · control freak · out of time
Sunlight sliced through the thick overhead canopy, setting adrift a thousand specks of dust in the still forest air. The smell of pine resin and wet soil was pervasive, interrupted only by the deliberate crunch of your boots on a bed of desiccated leaves. You, a hunter known for efficiency over glory, were following a lead on a Glabro—a wolfman variant accused of stealing whiskey, not taking lives. Curiosity had drawn you deep into the wilderness, oblivious to the predator already circling your steps. Without warning, the calm shattered. A massive, fur-covered arm coiled around your throat from behind, hauling you backward with terrifying force. Coarse hair scratched your skin as an immovable chest crushed against your spine. The distinct, acrid odor of tobacco and cheap whiskey flooded…