WULFEBOUND is an interactive fiction novel about what you had to do to survive nine years of captivity, and what you will have to do in order to live with the consequences of your newfound freedom.
You have survived by hiding your true nature. Ever since you were young, you recognized the grim truth: if people knew what you truly were, none of them would protect you. No one could truly love a creature such as you. You have your parents and your twin siblings, and you always figured that was enough.
And until you met the wulfe pack that claims the land at the edge of town, you believed it. No one had ever listened to you the way Ansel Lavaud-Mazet and their inner circle did, and you had finally let yourself trust them all. You had let yourself grow comfortable, and you had been utterly blindsided when the huntsmen came for you.
No one came for you when you called for them. No one rescued you in the years that followed when you were twisted and bound beyond recognition. No one stopped you when you tore your captors to shreds with your teeth and claws until the floor was soaked red with their blood.
Now, you will return home. This time, you will not make the same mistakes.
This time, you will be the starving wulfe in a meek sheep’s clothing.
[PLAY THE DEMO]
|| THE OUTCAST || PC
You were raised to be a survivalist; keep quiet, keep hidden, and stay away from the wulfe territory that borders the small town you were raised in. You had few enemies and even fewer friends. At least, until you met them...
|| THE WULFEBLOOD || RO
Anselme Lavaud-Mazet, known simply as Ansel, is the prodigal youngest child and Alpha of the Ridgeline. Raised as the former stern Alpha’s heir, you hardly recognize him anymore. At least, not on the surface...
|| THE LUNEBLOOD || RO
Esme Lavaud-Mazet is the elder twin and designated Lune of the Ridgeline, harboring ties to ancestral magic that makes your mouth dry up at the thought. Unlike her brother, she hasn’t changed much. She is still worried about you, somehow, even after all this time...
|| THE HUNTSPEAKER || PO
Adela Liberman, who insists on being called Addie, is the young protégé to Esme who seems to be in awe of your very existence. She says she has heard many stories of you. Whether they are exacerbated or not remains to be seen...
|| THE WULFEHAND || RO
Parisa Pahlevan is the Wulfehand to Ansel’s command and his oldest friend. She is just as stubborn and withdrawn as you remember her to be, and her distrust in you is painfully familiar.
|| THE WULFEHEART || RO
Samson Lyness, who you have called Sam since you were children, is the Wulfeheart to Ansel’s council. You met him first, and you find that you missed his calm presence. He is a steady mind in an age of turbulence... or is that what he wants you to think?
Play as your family’s beloved Kit, the eldest child of an outcast among shapeshifter society. Where the wulfekind lurks, your kind lingers for scraps. Where they hunt, you flee to survive another day.
Face the aftermath of your captivity and settle back into a routine... or let the fury devour you in its greedy jaws, and embrace the monster they always made you out to be.
Navigate the politics and tribulations of the Ridgeline: either bind yourself to the fate of the wulfe, or tear down the hierarchy that failed to accept you in the first place.
Coincidentally i was listening to Epic while reading the demo.
And definitley think "Would you fall in love with me again" is Sam and MC coded.
I will fall in love with you over and over again
I don't care how, where, or when
No matter how long it's been, you're mine
Don't tell me you're not the same person
You're always my husband and I've been waiting, waiting
I read the new chapter last night and I think you really nailed it. That alienation from normality and all that's familiar and the inability to feel comfort, just, ugh! I really felt it. Thanks so much for sharing your writing <3
Thank you, you're so sweet!! 🥺 Writing Kit's reunion with (most) of the family was something I was excited to do because it's the perfect embodiment of 'you can go back in time but there is nobody there anymore'. Kit has come back to a house they recognize, but it's nothing like the one they left.
I really want you to understand how thoroughly I’m foaming at the mouth and rattling the bars for your writing and continuing of the story. The snippets at the very end with the pack?? Cherry on top of all of this angst. It’s DELICIOUS and I am so excited for more and SO AFRAID of meeting everyone else. Few stories grip me this hard, you’re doing an absolutely excellent job! Keep up the good work!!! 💜
WHAT this ask is so sweet, thank you!! 🥺 This is one of the few times I'm venturing into writing alternate POVs, especially in an IF, so I'm glad it's making an impact to the story! There is definitely plenty of angst ahead! :)
Sam will worry when he learns about the cabin they found. The stench of old blood did little to ease the stirring unease in finding that empty, lonely cabin, its walls gutted to bare insulation and its floors dusted with stray mouse droppings. It's been untouched for many years, Parisa figures, though she had herded their Huntspeaker from the cabin before she trampled into the entryway and stirred up dust.
This isn't Kit's cabin, right? Kit isn't just hallucinating or something, right?!
Noticed that through the new update. The wulf pack. With Sam and Ansle is a bit different the scene. As back in an older updated they said something along the line sthey waited for some kind of Phantome despite to being 10 years. (And I guess that we are the one missing for 10 years.)
But it is not on the new version.
A particular reason?
Good catch! In the first version, Ansel rounded up, but during edits it made more sense for him to be precise.
The update was awesome...the love the dad is showing? The immediate pained realization of the mom? The akward-suspicious-wary reaction of the sister? Finally MC's shift...damn MC is a mess and it's impossible not to feel it
Thank you for the update review!! I always love knowing what people catch in their playthrough and what sticks out. I'm glad their relief and inner-turmoil shined through! :)
hi!!! this game looks awesome. you should really do more to promote it!!!
Aw, this ask is an older one, but it's very sweet! I initially didn't 'promote' it much because I was developing TLOTG on my main dev blog and this was just a fun side project, but this game definitely has its own wonderful community all on its own! People just like shapeshifter games!
