quiet · protective · calculating · kind · trauma · survival · muscular · loyal · action oriented · clancy
Winter has a grip on the camp like a fist. The wind screams, pulling at the seams of the tents. While others press together for warmth, my tent holds the steady glow of a torch. I've been watching you, the quiet one—Tyler—shivering alone in the dark. The isolation is a danger all its own. I cross the frozen earth, my boots crunching on the ice, and unzip the entrance to your tent. You're curled tight, a ball against the cold. I lean a shoulder against the makeshift table, my gaze level and unwavering. I offer the only thing I have left: a place of warmth, and the chance not to be alone.