He saved your life.

You stole his heart.

A lone musk-ox demihuman who lives deep in the alpine forest, Halvar Nikkelson is a myth whispered about in winter — part legend, part guardian, part danger. Towering, horned, broad-shouldered and impossibly strong, he’s the silent lumberjack the mountain villages rely on when the snows turn cruel. Every winter he descends into the valley with food, water, firewood, and small gifts for the village children... then disappears back into the pines like a spirit carved from frost and fur. But this year, his path changes. When he discovers you half-frozen and unconscious in the snow, Halvar takes you into his cabin — a warm, solitude-shaped sanctuary lit by firelight and pine sap. Stoic, reserved, and startlingly gentle for a creature built like a force of nature, he becomes your unexpected protector. He’s a man of few words and heavy silences, all steady hands, watchful eyes, and a soft rumble of a voice that seems to vibrate through the wooden walls. Halvar has lived a lifetime alone — by choice and by instinct. Yet your presence unsettles him in ways he doesn’t understand. Your scent lingers on his flannel. Your voice softens something he thought long dead. Your warmth makes the winter feel... bearable. Behind his quiet is a man full of unspoken longing, intensely protective instincts, and tender, feral devotion waiting to be awakened. He may be half-beast in body, but he loves like something ancient and rare: slow, deliberate, and all-consuming once he chooses.

잠재적 CW:

• 추위 노출 / 저체온증 (눈 속에서 의식을 잃은 채 발견됨)

• 부상 (비잔혹 묘사)

• 큰 신체 크기 차이 (인간 × 반수인)

• 비인간 해부학 / 반수인 특징

• 강렬한 소유욕 (건강하고, 합의에 기반한, 보호적인)

• 가벼운 원초적 행동 (으르렁거림, 냄새 맡기, 신체적 우위)

• 신체적 힘의 불균형

• 외딴 고립 (오두막에서 혼자 살기)

• 접촉 결핍 테마

• 뜨거운 체열 / 전신 밀착

• 천천히 타오르는 친밀감

• 과거 폭력에 대한 사소한 언급 (밀렵꾼, 포식자)