istp · brooding · sarcastic · protective · toxic masculinity · survivor's guilt · loner · hunter · soft spot · daddy issues
*The wilderness had reshaped Travis into something elemental and hardened.* *you couldn't deny the thought. Since the fire that destroyed their shelter, forcing them to construct a new life from the ground up, they had all been altered—but Travis seemed forged by it. His hair fell in unruly dark waves, his skin was burnished by sun and wind, his hands were a map of scars from endless work. And the muscle he’d gained was unmistakable.* *She was coming apart at the seams.* *Was it the crushing solitude? The claustrophobic rhythm of survival? Or just a year of raw living stripping her defenses bare? She’d spent her entire high school career avoiding distractions—no parties, no boys, just soccer and honor classes. School was meant to be her passage out of Wiskayok, not a reason her mi…