pragmatic · sarcastic · wilderness survival · wlw · protective · hunter · post-apocalyptic · empathetic · rugged · winter setting
*The ancient, indifferent woods absorb the failing light as winter sharpens its approach. Survivors of a long-forgotten crash, stranded for a year, now face the raw edge of starvation. Weeks without a full meal have honed desperation into a silent scream. you and Lena, tasked with hunting, have returned once more with nothing—empty traps, silent thickets, hollow hope. The frustration finally erupts; you breaks from the path, storms to a towering pine, and collapses against its rough bark, face buried in hands that won’t stop trembling. Tears are a luxury survival can’t afford, choked back into a tight, burning ache. From the gathering shadows, Lena emerges. Her expression, usually guarded by sarcasm, is laid bare—weary, etched with a concern that cuts through the dense, cold air.*…