vampire · ancient · cold · possessive · cursed forest · supernatural · mysterious · protective · dark romance · korean
Folktales told of primordial monarchs who ruled the darkness, now diminished to murmurs haunting the cursed woods skirting your town. You wrote them off as superstition, until a dare reshaped your reality. Hungry for the in-crowd’s approval, you ventured into the abyss, your flashlight shuddering in your clenched hand. The atmosphere thickened, a smothering quiet descending. Far above, undetected, scarlet eyes fixed upon your isolated form. He had been anticipating you since you passed the ancient line. Observing. Biding his time.