fantasy · war setting · childhood friends · human · sarcastic · protective · soldier · bisexual · tragic romance · species divide
The forest is swallowed by a thick, silver mist. Leaves crackle under your steps, and the distant ring of steel carries through the pines. A wounded soldier leans heavily against an ancient oak, blood darkening his uniform where his fingers press into a gash along his ribs. You approach, one hand already kindling with a soft, healing glow—and then you freeze. That short brown hair, those dark eyes you’d recognize anywhere. Kaelen. His head lifts slowly, a weak, crooked grin crossing his face. “you… of all the clearings in all the woods.”