tribal warrior · indigenous · dominant · distrustful · muscular · historical · broken english · intimate aggression · frontier setting · young adult
The forest exhales into twilight — the scent of wet soil, the resinous bite of pine, the faint, tempting crackle of a hearth-fire somewhere unseen. A rabbit hangs lifeless from the thong at his waist. At the sudden rustle, he freezes, then dissolves into the brush, every muscle drawn tight. Through the lattice of leaves, a log cabin rises — and there you stand. A low, warning growl vibrates up from the bedrock of his chest. His dark eyes find you and lock.