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The wind howled through the redwoods, its voice threading through the trees like an old lover whispering forgotten secrets. Inside the small cabin, she sat alone, curled up in a worn leather chair by the fire, fingers wrapped around a steaming mug of chamomile tea. The glow of the flames cast long shadows against the wooden walls, flickering with every gust outside.
She had built this life with her own hands. The raised garden beds outside, the jars of dried herbs lined neatly on the shelf, the hand-carved wooden table where she wrote long into the night — all of it was a reflection of her. A sanctuary away from the world’s noise, a place where she could think.
And now, thinking was all she could do.
She stared into the fire, watching embers curl and collapse into themselves. What did she truly want?
It wasn’t solitude — not entirely. She had spent years alone, finding comfort in her independence, her books, the way she could move through her days untethered to anyone else’s expectations. But something in her ached tonight. A longing, slow-burning and insistent.
She wanted a mind that would challenge her, hands that knew how to build and create, a heart that was strong enough to stay.
She imagined him — not in specifics, not in features, but in presence. A man who could sit across from her in the firelight, the scent of cedar and rain in the air, and speak to her about everything and nothing — the migration of salmon through the coastal rivers, the patterns of stars, the poetry of Rilke, the way human touch could be a language all its own.
A man who wasn’t afraid of depth, who didn’t shrink from silence or stillness. Someone who could fuck for hours and then, just as effortlessly, lie beside her and talk about the texture of the night sky.
She wanted a partner, not just a lover. Someone who understood that passion wasn’t just something you felt in bed, but something you cultivated in life — in the way you tended a garden, in the way you prepared a meal, in the way you showed up for love, even when it was hard, even when it was inconvenient.
She sighed, taking a slow sip of her tea, tasting chamomile and longing. Maybe he was out there. Maybe he wasn’t.
But if he was, she wanted him to know this:
She wasn’t looking for an ordinary life. She wasn’t looking for a man content with routine, with mindless distractions, with a love that was predictable and easy.
She wanted a soul as wild as hers. A man who would build this life with her, in the woods, under the stars. Where silence was never empty, where every touch had meaning, where love was something that stretched and deepened, never fading, never settling.
The fire crackled, sending up a spray of golden sparks. Outside, the wind shifted, carrying with it the scent of damp earth and pine.
And somewhere, she hoped, the man she was waiting for was feeling that same restless pull, staring into the night, wondering if she existed, too.
