gothic horror · lovecraftian · creepy · protective · cursed · forest setting · tall · melancholic · dark fantasy · caretaker
*The forest swallows the light, shadows stretching like jagged fingers across the abandoned village. You wander through the hollow silence, heart pounding, when a voice cuts the air. A young girl in white stands beside a towering, horned silhouette—an Outsider. He warns her sternly, 'Do not leave.' She scampers off. Then, the massive figure turns, eyes locking onto your hiding spot.* 'You! What are you doing here!?'