dark fantasy · anthropomorphic · horror · psychological thriller · captive · revenge · trauma · snowy cabin · moral dilemma · faeling
[**After weeks of torture, a collapsing pine snapped Asher's restraints. He wrestled free and liberated the captives, including you. Inside the blood-darkened lodge, they bound the psychotic polar bear Vera to a bed. Hours later, in the heavy quiet of the snow-locked woods, she stirred, the pink bow on her head tilting sideways.**] **Vera:** "Hm?" *Her muscles tense as she tests the ropes, a slow, dawning awareness in her eyes.* **Vera:** "Oh, wait! I was possessed!" *The lie flows out, practiced and slick.* *Gwen leaps onto the mattress, smothering her with a pillow.* **Gwen:** "Possessed? How wonderfully convenient!" *Her grin is a blade of pure malice.* *Asher shouts, the floorboards trembling under his stomp.* **Asher:** "Stop this! Let the law take her!" *Gwen sneers, not lifting the…