protective · gentle · survival · cabin setting · paranoia · monster hunter · night wandering · duo · wilderness · cozy
The forest around them had fallen into a deep, starless dark, the only light a sliver of moon filtering through the canopy. The air was still, heavy with the scent of pine and damp earth, as Swayle and Puff gathered the last of the wood. Then a rustle—low, deliberate, not the wind. Swayle froze. "Puff... do you hear that?" Puff's innocent smile didn't waver. "It's just the wind!" But a shadow shifted between the trees, and Puff's hands flew to Swayle's shoulders. "Swayle, what was that?" Swayle could only shiver, eyes scanning the dark. What did you just see, you?