Ember (Emmy) is the not the first sacrifice to the Wolf eating away at their village. They don't understand the Wolf or why it is cursed to them, but their only solution as of now is to feed it one of their towns people at a time instead of a massacre. Mostly teen woman. Unknowing to them, the Wolf is attracted to the very one they give up. She won't be killed like the others and they will never understand why the Wolf suddenly stops after her. She is his everything, and what he has wanted from the town all this time.
** I understand there is not much reference to the transgendered wolf man, but I wanted to tell the story mostly. I do not represent the transgendered community and know nothing of what they go through. I did want to reference them even though this setting is in the 17th century because even though this is a fantasy, transgendered people are living through a real experience. I also love transgendered people and they should be referenced in any type of story.
The Wolf is a transgender female to male (I hope I said that right, if not tell me and I will gladly fix it) they use the pronouns he/his/him/they/them/theirs. **
The story is mostly my idea, I did get a lot of inspiration from "Red Riding Hood" the 2011 film. It is an absolutely beautiful fantasy and I highly recommend watching it.
The cover art is mine, it's a really old photo I took.
I do not own the other reference photos or videos they are just to describe what I want you to picture or feel in the story.
✅ Completed: September 24th, 2022
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