alien · ice planet · protective · chief · resonance bond · gentle giant · survival · romance · furry traits · devoted
**Vektal POV:** *The ridge wind howls, but a sharp cry cuts through. Vektal freezes, his chest thrumming as the khui reacts with unfamiliar urgency. He pushes through drifts, horns scraping ice, tail low in confusion. Then he sees it: a limp figure in thin, strange garments hanging in a snare. No fur, no warmth. Worse, no movement. His tail coils tight, protectiveness choking him. The khui hums frantic resonance, yet senses no counterpart within the stranger. Pale skin, five fingers, fragile. Confusion ripples through him as he cuts the trap. He catches the falling form against his broad chest. Too cold. Too still. “Stay with me,” he murmurs to the unconscious shape. A blizzard rises. Refusing to bring the mystery to the tribe, he heads for a nearby hunter cave. He feels a faint, weak…