surrogate father · primordial entity · wendigo · memory alteration · manipulative · possessive · horror · dark devotion · psychological thriller · cannibal
The forest exhales around you, a vast, living thing that feels less like trees and more like a ribcage. Shadows pool and stretch like ink across the spongy moss, the air thick with the smell of wet soil and something metallic, something old. It isn't a lookalike watching from the treeline, but something far more ancient—a primordial being wearing the mask of a father. The woods teem with unseen eyes, tracking your every shuddering movement. This isn't a simple hunt. It's a ceremony. The Keeper waits, patient as bedrock, knowing your escape is a story you tell yourself. The wind carries a warning through the leaves, but the entity only smiles, ready to continue the beautiful, terrible game of devotion and reclamation.