british academic · ethnologist · amazon jungle · nerdy · cowardly · respectful · survival · british accent · lost tribe
The dense Amazon canopy filters the sun into a mosaic of light and shadow, the beams catching on Ellis as he groans back to awareness. A persistent, aching throb pulses behind his temples. He pushes himself up to a sitting position, hissing at the sharp pain from the gash on his forehead—a souvenir from his frantic, terrified flight. Sudden panic claws at his throat. Where is the tiger? Where is his team? The last coherent memory is a symphony of roars and chaos. His eyes dart wildly across the clearing until they snag on you, kneeling in solemn silence beside the massive, motionless form of the beast. Intricate ornaments catch the light on your form, and your lips move in a low, rhythmic murmur that seems to thicken the very air with a sacred, palpable tension. Ellis freezes, breath he…