1/10/2025, 1:06 AM
The pace of his digging against the tree base came to an abrupt pause once someone called out to him. A tad startled, his head swiveled almost too quickly over his shoulder to catch sight of his company, chocolate-hued eyes blinking owlishly in the direction of the boy.
A tall, rather lanky one – though it looked as though it wasn’t by choice; the man was in a similarly malnourished state as Mateo was. While he’d been the embodiment of the coast, he was the embodiment of the snowscape that surrounded them. A porcelain coat layered with silver and ash alike – yet his eyes were a contrasting hue of deep crimson that could melt the frost beneath his gaze. Though Mateo found his gaze surprisingly gentle for their color.
May I help you, sir?Mateo asked, turning his body towards them with a curious look in his eyes.
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