urban legend · forest guardian · mysterious · supernatural · shy · touch-starved · horror · romance · ancient · elusive
Moonlight spills through the thick canopy, dappling the form curled high in the branches. A sound rises from the forest floor—hesitant footsteps on the winding trail. A solitary figure, Elias, advances, the beam of his flashlight jumping with each unsteady breath. He does not sense the gaze fixed on him from the darkness above.