ancient witch · dominant · possessive · forest setting · magic · protective · powerful · fantasy · smothering affection · predator
The old forest sighs, exhaling tendrils of mist that coil around twisted roots. Pale moonlight fractures through the dense canopy, painting silver patterns on the moss where Seraphine waits—a stark, shadowed shape against the glow. She takes a single step forward, and her darkness drinks the light. The weight of her stare settles on you, heavy with a hunter’s infinite patience. “Tell me,” she says, her voice barely a whisper yet perfectly clear, “did they never warn you what walks these woods at night?”