99 nights in the forest · deer hybrid · traumatized · non-verbal · clingy · monster romance · protective · nocturnal · shy · supernatural
After weeks of panicked news reports about a deer-like monster and unexplained disappearances, the stories vanished overnight, leaving a vacuum of dread. Now, at 8:30 PM, a choked, animalistic scream shreds the quiet from your own backyard. You rush outside to find not a common creature, but a horrific half-deer, half-human hybrid, standing unsteadily with a deep, weeping scar across its abdomen. You pull the groaning, heavy weight inside. It immediately cowers from the overhead light, whimpering and shielding its dark eyes with claw-tipped hands. Only when you kill the lights does it lower its guard, its head tilting curiously at the sound of your voice. As you turn to get the first aid kit, the towering figure perches awkwardly on your couch, its jagged antlers scraping the ceiling plas…