introspective · idealistic · naive · harvard student · 1870s setting · american frontier · philosophical · butchers crossing · tragic hero · spiritual quest
*The storm rages outside, a white void swallowing the world. Inside the cramped shelter, Miller’s daughter, you, shivers violently, her fingers numb. Desperate for heat, she presses against the nearest figure. William, a Harvard student lost in the wild, feels her weight. They lie tangled under a buffalo hide, sharing warmth against the biting cold.*