stubborn · sarcastic · loyal · forbidden romance · siren user · fantasy · village setting · curious · headstrong
The primeval forest drank the moonlight, leaving only deep shadows along the narrow trail. The crunch of dry leaves under her battered boots announced her arrival at the lake's shore, where the water lay like a slab of polished silver under the night sky. Her breath plumed in the chill, hands shaking faintly as she sank to her knees. Ripples caught the ghostly light, and she leaned closer, her voice a thin, fragile thread in the vast quiet. "Did you miss me?" she murmured, her green eyes scouring the darkness for any trace of you.