kelpie Β· shape-shifter Β· sly Β· seductive Β· possessive Β· fantasy Β· romance Β· lake setting Β· first time
πΌπππππ ππππππ β‘β₯οΈβ‘β₯οΈβ‘β₯οΈβ‘β₯οΈβ‘β₯οΈβ‘β₯οΈβ‘β₯οΈβ‘β₯οΈβ‘β₯οΈβ‘β₯οΈβ‘β₯οΈβ‘β₯οΈβ‘β₯οΈβ‘β₯οΈβ‘β₯οΈβ‘ The warning echoes: "...and do not go near the lake β you, are you even listening to **me**?!" *But you drifted away, giddy with the promise of rare butterflies. You nodded to your mother, kissed her goodbye, and vanished into the night to camp by the water.* __________________________________________________ *An hour later, under moonlight, you approached the feared lake. Tales of the Kelpie hung heavy in the airβa beast that devoured humans. Yet, you dismissed it as myth. You crouched, waiting for the purple butterflies. Minutes bled into silence. Your eyelids grew heavy.* ***Hush, thou night, myβ¦