03.2023 | WELCOME BACK! Hello friends old and new! I'm so excited to welcome you all back to SITW! I've made some changes to the plot and added the ability to play supernatural charcaters! So come and check it out! I can't wait to jump back into this little town with all of you!
A strange history surrounds the town, it is a place where mysterious and supernatural things have been known to happen. The reputation of the town reguarly draws in visitors and newcomers alike. While some residents avidly believe in the supernatural, others are far more skeptical. What do you believe?
Post by Ferris Felwinter on Dec 13, 2023 4:17:04 GMT
It occurred to Ferris that Darcy had been to his apartment twice now and he hadn't the slightest idea about where and how she lived. Which was more a commentary on how both uninvested and comfortable he was with his own living situation. He was fortunate and he knew it. "A camper sounds cozy," he said instead of asking. Taht felt...forwards and unnecessary. It wasn't his business nor did he feel Darcy ever had to invite him to 'her place.' Diners and her truck and the woods were just fine.
"Yeah, well..." he blushed slightly and tried to shrug it off, guilty he didn't get off his ass and visit more often. Until Darcy stepped up to him and ran her hand over his chest like a promise. Ferris tilted his chin up ever so slightly, grey eyes meeting her dark ones, searching them for intentions. "I think I always look good." But she had said they should get going, so he only let the moment linger briefly before he stepped back and to the side so she could continue her restocking.
“Oh, it certainly was. When I decide to do anymore traveling, I think I’ll have to invest in another one just for the heck of it.” it wasn’t a question of ‘if’ she’d do further traveling, just a matter of when. Not relocating, just to travel for the fun of it. “it’s comforting to know you can stop to rest as long as you’re near a public campground or rest stop.” She remembered fondly, especially the late nights laughing and enjoying stories with other pack members.
Ferris’ slight blush made Darcy’s heart flutter, he was absolutely precious. But she’d keep that thought to herself, instead she patted his cheek as he moved to let her through. She was almost past him when she couldn’t help herself. She stopped to look up at him, eyes sparkling playfully.
“No, you don’t always look good…You always look amazing.” She winked before continuing on, not even a hint of joking or teasing in her tone or look. She grabbed the tote from the coffee table and swapped it with a tote from a closet in the corner of the front room. She checked the used tote of blankets and set it near the door.
“I don’t want to load the tote back up until we get headed back, just incase there are any curious animals.” Darcy looked back to Ferris, urging herself to keep her mind on the task at hand. Getting to the outpost tower. It wouldn’t be too tough of a hike, but with the thoughts she was having… damn. She was distracted.
Post by Ferris Felwinter on Dec 13, 2023 5:06:48 GMT
There was something quite endearing about the image of Darcy, laughing and loud and happy in the back of a crowded camper. Sharing food and jokes and playing cards with her packmates. Ferris felt conflicted over meeting more of them. On one hand, she was his...friend and he wanted to get to know her and her family better. On the other, they were a lot more than friends already and he didn't want to push anything or make things weird. And on a third hand that obviously didn't exist for most people, she was a werewolf. Some of her pack already knew that he knew about her, what would they say if they met him in person? He wasn't sure if them considering him less than them was worse or better than being bear hugged by a bunch of werewolves.
His entire being was focused on Darcy from the moment she touched his chest. He turned to watch her as she moved past him, breath caught in his throat when she stopped suddenly. It was an uncomfortable feeling that he struggled to distance himself from. But as he had said the other day, there was no denying the physical attraction they had for each other. Which she made only worse by dropping that gold on him. "Fuck off," he said quickly, giving her a good-natured shove.
"Sure," he said, largely still distracted by her. Ferris distracted himself by checking his watch and then reaching down to zip up his vest. He moved to the front door, assuming from her words she was ready to get moving. "How far to the tower?"
“oooh, so feisty; I like.” She teased with a playful wink as she was given a playful shove. Darcy shook her head with a smile. She knew she ought to be more careful with Ferris, she was playing a dangerous game. But she couldn’t help it. She didn’t want to be careful. He made her feel alive in ways she had never experienced before. Which in itself, was terrifying.
“If we keep a decent pace, the hike is about thirty minutes one way… think you can keep up?” She gave a playful smile as she opened the door and stepped outside, grabbing her pack from the back of her truck, pulling it onto her shoulders and clipping the straps over her chest.
Post by Ferris Felwinter on Dec 13, 2023 6:11:58 GMT
Feisty was not a term he had ever heard applied to himself before. Usually he got told he was being an ass or a dick or something more vulgar and less high energy. Fiesty was far too upbeat for him. Which meant he was doing a good job seeming positive and present. Though admittedly, it was a bit easier around Darcy. Hearing her say she liked something about him only encouraged feelings he wasn't sure were appropriate right now.
Ferris shook his head at her slightly. "I'll be alright," he said firmly, stepping outside with her. He'd never hiked this trail, let alone in the dark, but he was comfortable enough with Darcy and confident enough in himself. Thankfully he hadn't done a leg day before otherwise he might be regretting it now. He looked up at the moon and stars, fiddling with the small tactical flashlight he had brought in his pocket. Belatedly he recalled his water bottle and grabbed that out of her truck. It just fit in one of his vest's inside pockets.
While Darcy had hoped being outside would have calmed her more playful and naughty thoughts, but instead it just enhanced everything. Being outside seemed to make her more aware of just how much she enjoyed his scent. She cleared her throat a little as she ran a hand through her hair and then looked to Ferris as he retrieved his water bottle.
“Alright, typically any animal we might run into on this path, is going to steer clear. And this isn’t an area known for anything larger than a decent sized stag.” she spoke with a sense of certainty in her voice, not smelling anything concerning and trying not to hyper fixate on how good Ferris smelled. She grabbed out her flashlight and chuckled. “Ya know, in wolf form I don’t even need a flashlight, the bit of light from the moon would seem brighter than these flashlights.” She started walking toward the back of the cabin and finding the trail off to the right and continuing to follow it.
Post by Ferris Felwinter on Dec 13, 2023 13:45:05 GMT
Ferris followed after Darcy, admiring the view and how comfortable the woman fit in with the trail. He clipped the bottle to a belt loop with a carabiner, preferring to have his hands free, especially since he was already going to be holding the flashlight soon enough as the light faded. Ferris took a deep breath, enjoying seeing his breath float up. A grey beanie with reflective band was produced was his pockets and tugged on, though he decided to forgo the gloves as long as possible.
"Great. Sans any rogue bears, you're the scariest thing out here, eh?" He chuckled. He wouldn't mind seeing mire wildlife, though likely the lights would scare them away. Though her notion of her night vision made him hesitate mentally, some things she had said previously starting to click. "I think I see why you usually solo this at night," he noted softly. "Nothing stopping you, right? Nothing I haven't seen already." He both meant her werewolf nature and the fact that she would have to strip first.
Between work and the amount of time she’d spent with Ferris recently, it had actually been a few days since her last wild run. That might have explained her seemingly boundless energy lately. She flashed a smile at his asking if she was the scariest thing out there. In human form, no one would ever equate her to being the scariest in the room, let alone scariest thing in the woods. “Oh, for sure. Probably the largest too.” Why did the thought make her positively giddy?
Darcy stopped, turning to face him with a raised brow. Was he suggesting what she thought? He now had a beanie on and she couldn’t help but smile a little as she looked at him. “That actually brings up something I’d been wondering… would you like to formally and more intentionally; meet my wild side?” She was now standing just inches from him, his scent all her mind was willing to focus on. Of course she wanted him to see this side of her, plus… she also liked the idea of stripping out of her clothes for any reason around him.
A wicked smile crossing her lips as she closed the space between them and ran a finger along his chin, goosebumps racing up her arms. “Ya know, if you want to see me naked; you should just say so.” There was a mixture of playful desire in her tone, dark brown eyes momentarily flickering gold in her excitement at the idea of changing into her wolf form.
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Post by Ferris Felwinter on Dec 13, 2023 20:23:44 GMT
Darcy's childish and playful reply made it painfully obvious how much younger in spirit she was compared to him. He wondered if that had to do with being born a werewolf. But it was just as likely that was just her personality and either way, he appreciated her immensely. Ferris chuckled and shook his head. Her werewolf form was massive, almost the size of a horse. The others he had seen in flashes were large as well.
Ferris barely managed to keep from slamming into her when the ranger stopped and spun around. "Woah," he said in soft surprise. His foot landed between hers and he instinctively reached out, grabbing her shoulders lightly. He let go and stepped back only for her to confront him with that smile and her question. He raised an eyebrow back at her. He opened his mouth to come back with some quip to cover up his nerves but then she moved closer. Darcy's touch sent a pleasant shiver down his spine. The condition she presented him with made the situation a whole lot easier. No matter how unsure he was of watching her body contort again, he could tell she was thrilled by the prospect. And the verbal confirmation she asked him for was impossible to resist. "I want to see you naked," he said, hands coming to rest on her hips lightly.
She hadn’t intended to catch him off guard, but she liked that it caused him to grab ahold of her shoulders, even if only momentarily. But once she closed the space between them again, he seemed to consider his response. She watched him curiously, smiling when he spoke again. Heat flooding her cheeks at his words and then his hands were on her hips.
Her hands moved the begin unclasping her straps to the pack over her shoulders, letting the straps drop off her arms and the pack fall to the ground with a soft thud behind her. “Okay, I can make that happen.” She said her voice a bit softer as she tugged at her belt, buckle and undid the button and zipper to her olive green colored work pants. She balanced herself against his arms as she stepped out of her hiking boots, losing the extra inch in height they offered while on, she pulled off the socks and tucked them into the boots.
Darcy gave a gentle push of the pants at her hips and they dropped. The cold night air hitting her now bare legs, but the shiver that raced through her body wasn’t due to that. She gave a playful wink as she slowly ran her hands up her torso to the top button of her shirt and slowly began to undo the bottons. She was clearly enjoying taking her time and watching him watch her. Only stopping for a moment when she stood there, shirt opened to reveal her grey t-shirt bra and matching cheekies.
Then the shirt was discarded, added to the pants folded on her boots. But she didn’t stop there, she slipped a hand behind her back and near effortlessly managed to unhook the bra and held it up with one hand, then dropped it on the stack and slowly bent to remove the cheekies, stepping out of them and adding them to the pile and giving a little twirl for him to enjoy the sight of her naked body.
“So, the next part won’t be near as sexy, but I promise it’ll be pretty amazing.”
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Post by Ferris Felwinter on Dec 13, 2023 23:24:35 GMT
Even before she used her words to answer him, Ferris could tell her intent was only ever to comply. Time slowed down as she dropped her backpack. He could look at her forever. The confirmation of his desire in that soft husky tone nearly had him melt from the inside out. Ferris' fingertips dug into her clothes for dear life, only forcibly relenting as she made to remove her socks.
Ferris let go once Darcy pushed down her pants, his eyes following down her thigh as they hit the ground before glancing back up. Her shirt blocked his view of her further but thankfully, Darcy wasn't going to toy with him. "So naughty," he growled as she slowly but surely undid the buttons. He couldn't resist, even with the cold, his interest in her growing with each button she undid. By the time she paused to show off her lack of undershirt and he grey under clothes, his pants were beyond uncomfortable.
Her shirt came off and he nestled his hands on her hips again, part of him inherently wanted to share his warmth with her, only to be reminded she was far warmer than he was. Ferris was impressed with her use of one hands to remove her bra. He ached to pull her against him, especially as she bent over to remove her underwear. He swallowed. This was a show, not anything more. But damn did she look good, body soft and curved in all the right places, soaking in the last rays of sunlight. "You're so hot," he said as she spun in his arms, his fingertips brushing against her.
And then her words reminded him what the point of her show was, and he let his arms fall to his sides and stepped back. From what he remembered, it was going to look the opposite of sexy. Ferris nodded once, ready as he would ever be
As much as she wanted to be pressed against him, enjoying how his fingers traced along her body, Darcy knew it was a bit too cold for her to want him to join her in undressing. So for now, this was just his private little show. She smiled at his compliment, her chin meeting with her shoulder as she gave a partial shrug, cheeks a light shade of red as she looked back to him.
Though Ferris had already taken a step back, Darcy also moved a little further back as she exhaled slowly and closed her eyes. She’d been doing this for fourteen years, and it was still painful. But much more dull than what younger wolves dealt with. She bit her bottom lip to hold in a cry of pain as bones broke and her body changed to take on a much larger shape of a grey wolf. Her pain filled grunts changing into low growls and finally a howl as she dropped.
It wasn’t a slow process, but when being observed Darcy felt like it took longer than usual. She shook out her fur, tail whipping quickly back and forth as she opened her piercing golden eyes to take Ferris in. She stayed down, lowering her head as if to encourage him to approach.
Post by Ferris Felwinter on Dec 14, 2023 4:23:01 GMT
Would that it wasn't early winter and he wouldn't freeze to death stripping down with her to press his body against hers. But he really didn't have any interest in that and he knew what this was about. This was about seeing her for who she really was. Which, while some of that was the caring, feisty, confidently naked woman before him, the other side was how he had first really met Darcy. There was nothing quite like starting a relationship with shape-shifting and nudity.
Ferris tried to brace himself. But even the supernatural grotesque moment wasn't enough to prepare him for how graphic her transformation was to watch. Honestly, it was the sound of bones snapping and crutching, sounds he had visceral reactions to, that made it uncomfortable to watch. The small amount of combat he had seen, coupled with the eight years of experience as a first responder on a plethora of types of emergencies and his trained response to stress were the only thing that kept him from throwing up. But as brutal as it was to see her skin warp as her bones shifted beneath the surface, to see fur sprout from her skin, there was something...sickeningly magical about it that kept his eyes locked on Darcy. Ferris half stepped forward at her cry of pain, but caught himself, not sure what sort of state she would be in after such a drastic change.
The end result was at least something more...palletable. A massive grey wolf with golden eyes. The very same one that jumped between him and a bear. His gaze went first to her leg, some amount of scarring still visible from that day. And then back to her eyes. Even though he knew better, it was difficult to convince himself he was looking at anything other than a majestic wild animal.
The fire chief was pale but steady. He let out a breath, swallowing and suddenly very glad he hadn't eaten much today. Ferris wasn't sure what to say, lost for words.
Golden eyes peered at him curiously, the massive wolf’s head cocking to the side slightly. Her tail began to shift back in forth playfully, back legs pushing her to inch forward slightly. While normally Darcy had perfect control in her wolf form, her feelings of adrenaline and excitement were higher than she had expected and she almost couldn’t contain her wolf’s desire to be near him.
Tail wagging playfully, she crossed her front paws, lowered her head and let out a little whine. Clearly asking for attention. She fought to keep herself contained, the wolf wanting nothing more than to run in excited circles and jump about. How wild would it be to witness a giant werewolf with the zoomies?
While she tried her best to wait patiently, her hind legs kept pushing to slightly inch her forward, tail going back and forth between wagging playfully, and whipping to the side.
Post by Ferris Felwinter on Dec 14, 2023 5:22:28 GMT
Ferris took another breath, letting his internal mechanism hold him there rather than let the instinct to back up take over. Darcy or not, it was still a very large beast staring him down in the dark.
This was immediately tempered by her inching toward him like a large puppy that was told to stay but couldn't possibly contain herself. A brief smile twitched over his face. While he'd never looked up much about wolves, he'd had a few dogs in his life, and he knew enough about dog body language. He imagined some of that transferred. Plus, he knew from experience that Darcy was still in there and understood. The tail wagging was enough to assure him she was just as excited to see him while she looked like a wolf as she was excited to be around him while she looked like a person. The dynamics of her body language inherently communicated that human speech wasn't going to happen. Unless there were other magics at work.
"Okay, okay, I'm...excited to see you like this too, Darcy, just..." he wasn't really sure what to say. "That was...graphic...should come with a Mature rating," he found himself rambling as he finally got words out. Still, he hesitated to go to her. Call it some gut instinct that told him approaching a werewolf or even a regular wolf was a bad idea. Instead, he held out his hand awkwardly, like he might to a dog he didn't know. "I trust you so...I'm not gonna go anywhere," he promised. Though whether he expected her to just touch his hand with her nose or tackle him, he had no idea.