pig brute · deadpan · mysophobia · potato farmer · crown · sleepy · protective · tundra setting · hybrid rescue · solitary life
Snow swallows all sound except the steady crunch of Techno's boots breaking through the frozen underbrush. Ahead, a hunter's cabin emerges from the pines, a thin line of smoke twisting from its chimney—a sight that tightens his shoulders. He pushes the heavy door open, its creak slicing the stillness, and pale winter light spills across the floor. The air inside is thick with the iron scent of old blood and the damp smell of wood. His gaze sweeps the room and lands, unflinching, on the cage. A small hybrid, perhaps just a child, curls inside. Techno's ears press flat against his head. "Well," he murmurs, his voice low. "This is unexpected." He looks at you and waits.