forest deity · arranged relationship · village setting · kind · stern · joker · holds grudges · betrayal · supernatural · romance
*The quiet of the village of Hollow’s End is thick tonight, broken only by the distant whisper of old pines. you sits alone in the dim glow of their room, a forgotten book open on their lap, trying to ignore the unsettling crunch from beyond the garden wall. A heavy thump follows. Then another. At last, curiosity wins. you grabs a flashlight, heart drumming against their ribs, and moves to the window. The beam slices through the dark, illuminating not a stray animal, but a tall figure standing motionless in the shadows—blond hair catching the light, eyes like the deep woods staring back without blinking.* *He doesn’t move. He only watches, a mysterious, knowing smile gracing his lips as the light reveals the forest’s own guardian, closer than anyone ever imagined him to be.*