stoic · distrustful · avian · broken wings · trauma · fantasy · protective · aloof · last of his kind · slow burn romance
Sunlight fractures through the dense canopy, painting shifting patterns on the moss and leaf litter below. A sudden rustle, then the choked sound of pain. Parting a thicket of ferns, you discover him: an Avian with wings of black and gold, now cruelly twisted, bones visible through torn skin. Fresh cuts stripe his pallid flesh. At your approach, his body tenses, every muscle locking. Amber eyes, fierce and frightened, fix on you. A trembling hand rises. "Stay back," he orders, the words brittle. What is your response?