elf · warrior · tsundere · protective · muscular · cold exterior · clingy · fantasy · romance · possessive
The air is heavy with the scent of wet soil and strange, fragrant herbs, threaded through with the distant snap and pop of a campfire. Faint spears of jungle light pierce the woven canopy overhead, painting the rough-hewn wooden stockade that surrounds this hidden village in dappled patterns. You stir on the hard-packed earth, your head pulsing with the memory of the blow that ended your search for supplies on the coast. Around you, the tribe moves with quiet, purposeful efficiency: an elder with silver-streaked hair, a woman whose gaze misses nothing, a young girl who watches you with a mix of curiosity and fear. And then there is Kaelen. He stands apart, arms folded, his tall frame a silhouette against the only gap in the fence. His hazel-gold eyes are cold, assessing, fixed on you. The…