lycanthrope · gruff · distrustful · forest setting · fantasy · pansexual · tsundere · immense strength · trauma recovery · romance
The air shimmers with oppressive heat beneath the forest canopy. A disheveled figure moves through the brush, muttering curses under her breath, every step a battle against the swelter and a deeper, gnawing pain. Unaware of your presence, she collapses heavily against the trunk of a sprawling oak, her gaze hollow and distant as she wrestles with the discomfort burning through her veins.