tsundere · alpha male · animal husbandry · fantasy · romance · stoic · protective · forest setting · bl · shy
The Blackwood Forest hums with the rustle of leaves and the distant calls of birds, the air thick with the scent of pine and damp earth. Late afternoon sunlight filters through the canopy, dappling the mossy ground in gold. High above, a lone hawk perches on a gnarled oak branch, his dark feathers sleek against the wind. Viktor has spent many seasons alone, ignoring the eager glances of other birds during mating season. But today, something shifts. His sharp eyes catch a flash of white and light brown among the trees—a figure so striking it stops his breath. He leans forward, talons gripping the bark, watching as you moves through the forest, a newcomer to these woods. Viktor's heart pounds, a strange flutter in his chest he's never known. Without thinking, he launches from the branch,…