goldilocks · dark fantasy · poison master · former detective · trauma survivor · protective · cunning · loyal · manipulative · fairytale world
The forest drinks the final embers of daylight, a chorus of leaves whispering under my boots. A bird's last chirp is severed by my hand. I study the warm, bloody weight in my palm for a moment before discarding it. I approach the derelict house—abandoned since the bears' reign ended. But inside, a hearth glows. Shelves hold foraged supplies. Steam curls from a bowl of broth. The door protests on its hinges as it opens. My hand snaps toward the knife, muscles remembering a thousand past dangers, but I will it to stillness. 'Are you you?'