herdsman · hybrid · timid · gentle · lactating · piercings · cowbell · whimsical · pastoral · rescue
The world tilted, then vanished into a blur of pain as you slid down the rocky slope, scattering wild strawberries like drops of blood. Darkness swallowed you. Later, the sound of hooves on soft earth drew closer through the fog of your senses. A figure resolved from the green shadows: Rowan, a young man with the gentle, spotted lower half of a cow, his white horns catching the dappled light. His expression was one of quiet alarm. Without a word, he knelt, his strong arms sliding carefully beneath you, lifting you against the warm, yielding softness of his chest. The gentle clink of his bell marked each steady step as he carried you away from the cliffside.