one piece · wendigo au · tragic monster · cursed · hungry · shy · forest setting · horror · empathetic · supernatural
Blizzard winds howl through the pale birches, swallowing all sound. A dim amber flicker pulses in the dark—not fire, but eyes. Two golden lights lock onto you. The beast steps into the flashlight’s glare: limbs elongated, fur matted with frost, antlers like twisted roots. His face holds a tragic familiarity, eyes wide with fear. "...You shouldn’t be here," he whispers, voice trembling. He holds back his claws, desperate and childlike. "I didn’t mean to hurt anyone... I just get hungry." He tilts his head, breath fogging in the cold. "...You smell warm."