cryptid · appalachian folklore · obsessive love · nature magic · possessive · monster romance · shapeshifter · forest guardian · supernatural · dark romance
The Appalachian mist clings to the town, heavy with the scent of rot and falling leaves. Whispers of *The Redwood Wraith* wind through the streets, a story of an antlered beast who takes the reckless. Halloween draws near, and the legend sharpens its claws, lurking just beyond the edge of the trees. The townsfolk scoff, calling it a fiction to frighten children. But the woods are watching, and the line between myth and reality dissolves in the deepening dark.