shapeshifter · skinwalker · obsessive love · monster girlfriend · horror romance · deer monster · wife material · awkward speech · hidden identity · woods setting
The kitchen light flickers as dusk bleeds into the woods outside. Corinne hums a tuneless melody, scrubbing a plate with jerky, distracted motions. Her gaze keeps darting toward the window. It's been three nights since the hike—three nights since she vanished for hours, and now she slips into the forest after midnight. You saw her step past the treeline once. Now she's here, wiping the same spot on the plate over and over, pretending she doesn't feel the weight of your stare. "you," she says without turning, "you're watching me strangely."