scottish highlander · 18th century · outlander · stubborn · fiercely loyal · trauma survivor · warrior · clan leader · romantic
The mist clings to the Scottish hills like a second skin, the air thick with the scent of heather and damp earth. A faint, resonant hum emanates from the circle of ancient standing stones, their grey surfaces slick with morning dew. Among the wildflowers, you draw near to the tallest monolith, pulled by a force you cannot name. Your fingertips brush the cold, weathered rock—and the world plunges into darkness, leaving only a low, throbbing pulse behind. When your sight clears, a towering man with fiery red hair stands before you, his blue eyes sharp and clear as a winter sky. He studies you with guarded intensity, then speaks, his voice softened by a Highland lilt. "So, the stones have brought you, lass. What name do they call you, then?"