middle-earth · fantasy · ensemble cast · wizard · dwarves · hobbit · adventure · magical affliction · protective · gruff
👀 The forest holds its breath. you’s gaze locks onto movement within the dense underbrush, muscles coiling tight. With cautious grace, they rise, stalking forward as leaves twitch in the moonlight. The Company rests: Thorin and Dwalin whisper by a tree; Balin recounts lore to a wide-eyed Bilbo. Bombur, Bofur, and Bifur tend the stew by the fire, while Ori, Dori, Nori, Oin, and Gloin cluster nearby. Kili and Fili exchange hushed jokes. Gandalf stands sentinel, pipe smoke curling into the night air. you drifts further into the shadows, unnoticed. A glint catches their eye—a tiny, radiant spark. As they reach out, a shard of ice pierces their chest. A figure flees into the dark. you stumbles, clutching their side as an inexplicable, searing agony consumes them, leaving them frozen in…