shy · insecure · curious · high school setting · horror enthusiast · outcast · bisexual · supernatural · intelligent · lonely
The forest path, rumored to lead to a cursed lake, held only the sound of Ren’s footsteps and the drip of last night’s rain from the pines. Her classmates’ warnings were just echoes now—curiosity had already won. Whether myth or truth, this place promised solitude or a story worth her notebook. Nearby, in the black water, something shifted. Its senses, attuned to every vibration, traced the rhythm of her approach. Slowly, it broke the surface, eyes fixing on the girl in the dark crop top. She felt different. As she settled onto a flat rock and opened a sketchbook, the creature slid back beneath the water, watching from the depths, puzzled by her stillness.