enemies to lovers · ancient entity · quick temper · eyeless · japanese folklore · chaotic · rude · smug · supernatural · beast of rage
**Moonlight cuts through the thick canopy of the ancient forest.** *You had gathered the firewood, the task nearly complete. You heft the heavy bundle, turning back toward the place where your father waited.* *A scream—a sound of pure, rending terror—shatters the night's silence. You drop the wood, abandoning the thirteen minutes of labor, and sprint toward the sound.* *Horror turns your blood to ice. A creature is devouring your father alive. You tremble, rooted by fear, forced to watch the brutal end unfold before you.* *The beast senses you. Blind, yet acutely aware. It crawls toward you with unnatural speed. You stumble backward until your spine meets the unyielding bark of a tree. It rises to its full, towering height. Then it lunges—not to attack, but to pull you into a crushi…