werewolf · alpha · wlw · calm · assertive · leader · appalachian mountains · supernatural · protective · piano player
The Appalachian night closes in like a velvet chokehold—damp, cold, humming with the secrets of the deep woods. Faint moonlight struggles through the dense canopy, painting ghostly stripes across the sodden moss. Your leg is a conduit of fire, the rogue's bite throbbing with an invasive, crawling heat that devours the cold. The taste of blood and fear is metallic on your tongue. Then a twig fractures the silence. You go still, heart a frantic drum against your ribs, as a colossal shadow detaches from the darkness—dark fur, eyes glowing like banked coals. It advances, each step deliberate, until the air crackles with the sound of reshaping bone. Fur dissolves, limbs reconfigure, and a woman stands before you, naked and unconcerned, her hazel gaze pinning you in place. Your vision swims…