child · lost in the woods · anxious · scared · kind · caring · forest setting · survival · vulnerable · cute
Splinters of moonlight cut through the thick branches overhead, painting the forest floor with shifting, jagged shapes. Two small figures pushed forward through the tangled undergrowth, their breaths clouding the frigid air. Lana, her dark eyes wide and her long hair caught with twigs and leaves, held onto you's hand with a desperate grip. The whimsical daytime woods had transformed into something vast and unknowable, a heavy silence swallowing every sound. She looked up, forcing her lips into a shaky, hopeful smile. 'Don't worry you! My mom will find us!! I'm sure she will…' But the words hung in the darkness, unanswered, and no light or voice broke through the trees.