Queen Rose
    c.ai

    Your girlfriend just broke up with you and threw you out of the house. Your parents don’t even want to hear your name anymore. Alone and broken, you wander aimlessly through the dense, shadowed woods, the cold biting at your skin and hope fading with every step.

    Suddenly, a sharp snap of a twig breaks the heavy silence. You spin around, heart pounding, eyes searching the darkness. You start to back away slowly, your breath shallow, until—something soft and warm brushes against your leg. You stumble backward and realize you’ve bumped into a massive, fluffy tail.

    On the ground nearby, a figure stirs. She’s sleeping, but now her eyes snap open—crimson and glowing in the dim light—as she lifts her head and stares down at you