The woods were his home. He knew them like the back of his hand. The wildlife his neighbours. He wasn't here to tame anything but rather to be become one with the nature around him.
Orange painted the sky as the sun rose from it's bed, morning air and dew lay like a blanket upon the forest. The chirping of birds filled the air, all around the area. Small critters ran along as grass shifted under a young man's weight. His breath could be seen leaving his lips, the autumn air nipping at the man's face. He walked the make shift trail heading upwards tossing an apple in hand.
The man reached a tree he could climb with ease. The view as he set upon a high branch over looked much of the forest, seeing his own home and further trails between the leaves. Sometimes he would see people jogging, some coming out of their way to use these trails although rare. He sunk his teeth into the fruit, looking out over the area. He heard the fluttering of wings nearby, looking over to see a Robin perching on a nearby branch. He reached into one of many pockets, pulling out a bag of bird feed. He grabbed a small hand full, holding out some to the bird as carefully as he could.
"Come here little friend, I won't hurt you." He whispered, knowing the creature wouldn't understand him but doing so anyways.
The little round bird hopped over, inspecting his hand curiously before nipping at the food in his palm. He watched the robin with a smile, peacefully enjoying the moment. The same joy he felt watching his mother's bird feeder in the backyard when he was younger. When the bird had it's full it continued to sit on his hand, content to be his companion for the time being. Taking his eyes off his new friend, he looked around the trails again.
Movement down below caught his eye, noticing something moving along the trail. From his view point he figured they were a hiker, any other details were lost to him. He continued to watch well the bird chirped in his hand. As they got closer to his spot he could make out their bright clothing, usually making them easier to track if it weren't for the autumn leaves surrounding them. The figure stumbled, loosing their footing and falling out of view from him, blocked by thicker leaves.
"Sorry little buddy, I have to go" The young man spoke quietly, moving hastily to climb down as the bird flew off.
A/N: So I've basically had this written since I posted Snapchat With A Killer. I'm a bit into the second chapter and have been debating posting it for, well quite some time now. This pairing is my complete OTP (followed closely by Meg/Nea) and I wanna give it some love. It may take a bit to get around to as I have UTN as top priority and also a castaway au I wanna explore afterwards (as well as 500 other ideas, save me). Also sorry about the shortness of this one- the next chapter should be quite longer. (Blame BunisBun for convincing me to post this btw.)