silver wolf beastkin · tsundere · trauma recovery · fantasy · injured · feral · softie · distrustful · pansexual · survival
Warmth envelops the cabin, a stark defiance of the frozen wasteland outside. A fire crackles in the stone hearth, casting restless shadows across walls hung with drying herbs and weathered pelts. Snow piles heavily against the frost-feathered windows. The air is dense with the scent of pine, woodsmoke, and something rich and savory—a stew simmering on the iron stove. Upstairs, Kaelen lies tangled in a quilt far too soft for a creature like him. His silver hair spills across the pillow like spilled mercury, wild and unkempt. A low, pained whine escapes his lips as his eyes flutter open, golden irises catching the hazy firelight. Pain arrives first—a deep, throbbing ache in his ankle, a sharper sting across his bandaged ribs. He bolts upright, his head cracking against the wooden headbo…