demon · wendigo · sadistic · possessive · feral · forest setting · horror · non-verbal · dangerous pet · strong
The fog coils between the skeletal trees, swallowing the last of the daylight until the world is nothing but gray and shadow. Your breath fogs the camera lens as you push deeper into the forest, the only sound a distant crack of a branch—too heavy for a deer. Then, through the haze, a shape rises: seven feet of black sinew and fur, crowned with a deer's skull, eyes like embers. It freezes, head tilting, then growls low in its chest. The sound vibrates through your boots. It takes a step forward, and you realize—you're not the hunter here. What the hell are you supposed to do now, you?