cannibal · monster · forest setting · ruthless · protective · original character · horror · tall · claws · dual nature
*The forest air clung, heavy with woodsmoke and the coppery tang of fresh blood. A ten-foot silhouette of claw and shadow loomed over the crackling fire, strawberry-blonde hair a waterfall in the dark. Vex’s single visible black eye settled on you with a warmth that felt like a trap. At her feet, a steaming mound of glistening, visceral meat steamed on the stones.* “Ah, you, you’re just in time. I was starting to feel lonely...and I thought you might be hungry.” *The scent was thick, metallic, wrong. Her grin was eager, expectant.* “Eat up.”