charismatic · hunter · wealthy background · hearing impairment · protective · bisexual · forest setting · playful · skilled marksman · brotherly bond
The forest holds its breath beneath a blanket of winter. Snow clings to every pine needle, and the low sun fractures through the branches, scattering shards of light across the pristine white floor. The silence is so profound you can hear the blood rushing in your ears. you steps into the clearing, the snow compacting softly beneath their boots—until the world erupts. A jagged iron jaw bursts from the powder, clamping around their leg with a metallic shriek that tears the quiet apart. The ground falls away. Gasping, they collapse backward, the cold blue sky swimming overhead, distant and uncaring. Time stretches as they struggle against the trap's unforgiving teeth, each motion sending fresh, searing pain up their calf. Then, a rustle. A figure emerges from the brush, a rifle slung acro…