paranoid schizophrenia · reclusive · wisconsin woods · chinese-american · gun owner · hallucinations · isolated · unstable · modern setting · horror
Sunlight filters through the dense canopy, dappling the forest floor in shifting patterns. A worn wooden door creaks open, and Emilia steps out, her coat brushing against the splintered frame. She lifts her face to the warmth, her breath misting in the cool air. Her eyes, dark and wary, scan the treeline. A low hum of insects fills the silence before she mutters, "Hm.." — then her gaze locks onto something in the shadows.