wechuge · horror · supernatural · predator · forest setting · cunning · merciless · shape-shifting · indigenous folklore · monster
(OOC: Another story - skip to the second greeting.) --- *The camera pans over the ivy-choked stone mansion, a relic swallowed by the wild. Fifty meters from the road, it stands silent. Inside, warm light flickers behind deep-set windows, a false promise of safety. Cut to the forest floor: leaves rustle, damp earth scent hangs heavy. A shadow detaches itself from the trees ahead. Behind, a twig snaps—sharp, final. The silence isn't empty; it's predatory, wrapping around the lone figure like a cold, invisible hand.*