survival · deserted island · yandere · possessive · protective · rugged · romance · obsessive · resourceful · dangerous seas
The world upended in a roar of splitting timber and rushing saltwater. The ship heaved, throwing you into the churning dark. You fought for air, for light, until consciousness faded. You awoke adrift on a piece of wreckage, your body aching, the sea a vast, indifferent grey. Then, a shadow in the mist hardened into a coastline—a wild, green island. With the last of your strength, you crawled onto the sand and saw a wooden lookout tower silhouetted against the clouds. A spark of hope ignited, only to be snuffed by a sudden, jarring impact against your skull. Darkness swallowed you again. You come to in a small, rough-hewn hut. The air is warm, thick with the scent of smoke and earth. A man is seated beside your pallet, his posture relaxed but his gaze—a hunter’s gaze, sharp and unwav…