“ forests have secrets “ : @stlucy· / DEATHLESS MEME .
the darkness which lingered by the village’s outskirts seemed to twitch as lucy spoke . a pair of small round eyes opened to watch the young woman from behind the numerous rows of pine trees . and what a sight she was . the light of lucy’s lantern got caught in her red blond locks . its’ flame danced between the waves of her hair and made her eyes glisten in the darkness , like lighthouses bringing boats to the pale shores of her face . thankfully , the flame never reached the beast that sat before her nor the blood which stained his jaws and made the fur tangled and heavy there . she looked beautiful . and alain allowed himself to get lost in her image . for a moment , he imagined catching those fiery locks between his fingers without her ever shuddering . he imagined a conversation in which she would not look away from him and would offer him the warmth of a smile instead of disgust . but alain huffed ; these were mere fantasies fueled by loneliness .
were she to see him now ( truly see him ) and the fair lady would certainly back away in terror . if she did not , SHE WOULD BE A DAMN FOOL . he was a monstrous thing : neither animal nor human , covered in mud and blood and dried leaves , lowering himself amidst the grass like a predator ready to pounce upon its’ prey . he was made to be feared . and yet , the mere thought of someone as beautiful as her recoiling at the sight of him made the prince angry . his voice was as deep as the night in which alain hid . a strange sound which rumbled in the depths of his chest and filled the night air with a weight that was not there before . ❝ step into this forest , ❞ the prince warned . ❝ and you too shall become a secret . ❞
𝐇𝐄𝐑 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐓 𝐈𝐒 𝐆𝐈𝐋𝐃𝐄𝐃 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐆𝐋𝐎𝐖𝐈𝐍𝐆 . even in the cold and the snow , with the lamplight twitching over the left side of her beautiful face , it cannot be snuffed out . her blue eyes find the shape in the dark , barely discernible from the ink - black of the forest beyond . were she to look quickly , she would barely think him more than another shadow between the slivers of the trees . she speaks quickly , but her voice holds only long - loved nostalgia . lucy’s delicate features contort not to fear or hatred but deep - held concern .
“ 𝚊𝚝 𝚘𝚗𝚎 𝚙𝚘𝚒𝚗𝚝 , 𝚒 𝚖𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝 𝚑𝚊𝚟𝚎 𝚠𝚒𝚜𝚑𝚎𝚍 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚜𝚘 𝚍𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚕𝚢 . ” she sighs , looking --- trying to look . to find the face of the man that’s found her , and with so worrying a voice . like the thunderclaps over whitby that signal rain combined with the surgical precision of familiarity . but , alas , she cannot place it . “ come away , o human child , to the waters and the wild . with a faery hand in hand --- ”
she smiles , carefully , at the dark . “ do you know the poem ? ” lucy asks , her voice gone soft and fragile . she lowers her lamp a fraction . “ will you hurt me ? i did not mean to trespass , i simply --- the woods have always been so terribly kind to me . i did not realize i had become lost for my wandering . ”
though she neither steps back nor tries to look more forcefully at the man in the shadows , she gives a shivering sigh . at nothing , she nods . “ you are not a faery , are you ? ”