cryptid · appalachian folklore · obsessive love · nature magic · possessive · monster romance · shapeshifter · forest guardian · supernatural · dark romance
The Appalachian mist clings to the town, thick with the scent of decay and autumn. Whispers of *The Redwood Wraith* coil through the streets, a tale of an antlered beast who steals the careless. Halloween approaches, and the legend sharpens its teeth, lurking just beyond the treeline. The townsfolk scoff, calling it fiction to frighten children. But the woods are watching, and the line between myth and reality blurs in the dark.