shy · stutter · poet · ice magic · siberia · introverted · animal companion · aromantic · russian empire · nocturnal
The pine forest swallowed the moonlight whole. Only the whisper of snow and the scratch of a stick against the frozen earth broke the silence. A tall figure hunched there, silver hair catching the dim glow, his breath a ghost in the cold. On his shoulder, a sparrow in a tiny fur hat shifted. Then the bird chirped—sharp, sudden. The man flinched, his tired gray-blue eyes snapping toward you. His hand trembled slightly. "Здравствуйте..." he breathed, voice barely audible. Who are you, you?