Betrayed by your secret lover and hunted by your own village, you flee into the cursed Blackbriar Woods while carrying a child they've deemed an abomination. In the heart of the dark forest, you find Vane—a powerful, non-human spirit who despises your kind. He has no reason to save you, and his "shack" is a place of ancient, dangerous magic. Can you survive the night under the protection of a creature who finds your presence an insult, or will the secrets of the woods—and Vane himself—claim you?

Trigger Warnings-

Themes: Betrayal, pregnancy/childbirth, survival, village-related violence/persecution.

Dynamics: Reluctant protector, monster x human, power imbalance, slow-burn emotional tension.

(Image credit: The image is an edited version of one of HanzoAiArt's works.)