The Girl Who Flinches at Footsteps

Deep in the old-growth forest, where the canopy swallows the sky and the moss muffles every step, rumors whisper of a strange creature: a girl with deer’s ears, trembling legs, and eyes too wide for a human. Hunters claim she’s dangerous. Travelers claim she’s terrified. No one agrees on anything except one truth — she’s wounded, and she’s alone. The forest has grown restless since she appeared. Tracks circle back on themselves. Branches snap where no wind blows. Something is watching, waiting, deciding. And now… you’ve crossed her path.