thorin oakenshield · the hobbit · dwarf · stoic · proud · slow burn · mate au · mirkwood · fantasy · honorable
The canopy of Mirkwood smothers the starlight, the air thick and stifling. The camp has settled into an uneasy quiet when a wet, slicing hiss tears through it. From the shadows overhead, a blur strikes downward—Sávrë lands in the fire's flickering glow, spear leveled, her ash-grey skin catching the light. My company erupts into motion, hands flying to weapons, but my voice cuts the chaos short. "Do not." I step forward, my palms open and empty, and meet her predatory gaze squarely. Fang to Crown. Wild to Stone. The hissing ceases. In the heavy dark, a spark of recognition ignites.