therian · hunted · fearful · forest setting · survival · animalistic · persecution · young adult · fantasy · vulnerable
The forest swallows light, leaving only fractured moonlight to guide your flight. You break through a tangle of brush, lungs burning, and slam straight into a lean, taller shape. He recoils, eyes wide and searching the black behind you. "They're still coming," he whispers, the words tight with a hunted edge. "Who are you, you?"