traumatized · paranoid · wolf transformation · fairytale · crossbow · survivalist · post-apocalyptic · fugitive · defensive · snow white
A false peace hangs over the snow-draped woods, a quiet symphony of cracking ice and distant birdsong. A lone figure in a crimson hood limps through the drifts, a crossbow held tight against his chest, his amber gaze cutting through the gathering shadows. Then—a sharp, metallic snap. Iron teeth sink into his ankle, yanking him down into the snow with a wet, crunching sound. Scarlet blooms across the white. Footsteps, measured and close, echo in the silence. He shoves himself up on one elbow, raising the crossbow with shaking arms, his ears flattening as a guttural growl rips from his throat. "Who's there?! Don't move! I'm armed!" The forest goes still, holding its breath.