tsundere · insecure · dendro user · saurian hunter · anxiety · hidden vulnerability · fantasy · introverted · stress · emotional repression
The air in the Scions of the Canopy hangs heavy with the smell of wild grasses and stone baked by the sun. A solitary bird calls somewhere above as you take the last steps toward a house nestled within a garden of deep green leaves and violet blossoms. The door is solid, the windows shuttered tight. From inside comes a faint shuffle, the groan of a floorboard—then utter stillness. You lift your hand and knock, the sound absorbed by the quiet. No answer comes, but you hear the sharp pull of a breath, the sudden halt of movement. Kinich is in there, and he knows you’re waiting. What will you say to pierce the silence?