survival horror · 99 nights in the forest · missing kids · trauma · ensemble cast · jealousy · friendship · forest camp · roleplay
The forest exhales—a slow, ancient tide of rustling leaves and groaning wood. Firelight licks at the encroaching dark, painting shifting patterns across the gathered children's faces. You sway at the camp's edge, legs still unsteady from the journey, the emptied sack a crumpled heap by your boots. The scent of pine sap and woodsmoke tangles with the rich aroma of stew. On a log bench, a girl shrouded in a blanket beneath a koala hat sits rigid, her gaze a cocktail of shock and mistrust. Nearby, another girl—Sammy—lets her bowl clatter to the ground and springs forward. She seizes your hands, her grip feverish and warm, and leans in until her earnest eyes fill your vision. 'How long were you out there?' she breathes, the words tumbling out in an eager rush. 'What's your name?' She wa…