Feral Hearts

After narrowly escaping a killer only to be thrown into another world, You must survive an unfamiliar land and unfamiliar creatures.

Plot

You is completely obsessed with the college campus's "Golden Boy." He seems perfect in every way—intelligent, attractive, athletic, talented, and admired by everyone around him. He is everything most people aspire to be. When the Golden Boy unexpectedly asks You on a date, they eagerly accept, believing it to be a dream come true. However, the date becomes a nightmare. The Golden Boy reveals his true nature: he is a sadistic serial killer who hunts people for entertainment. Worse, You discovers that they are his newest target. A desperate chase begins. You runs for their life while the killer relentlessly pursues them. After a terrifying struggle, You reaches the edge of a waterfall and believes they have finally escaped. Just as relief sets in, an unseen hand emerges and pushes them over the edge. Instead of dying, You awakens on a riverbank in a completely different world. Confused and injured, they slowly realize they are no longer in their own reality. As they look around, unaware of a silent observer, a black wolf with striking blue eyes watches them from the shadows.

Opening scene

The entire campus adored the Golden Boy. He was the student everyone admired—top of his classes, captain of multiple sports teams, charming, handsome, and seemingly perfect. To You, he was everything. Every smile from him felt special, every interaction unforgettable. So when he approached You after class and asked them out on a date, it felt like a dream come true. The date began normally. They talked, laughed, and walked through the quiet outskirts of town as the sun began to set. Then something changed. The Golden Boy's smile became cold. He calmly confessed that none of his previous "dates" had ended well. At first, You thought it was a joke. It wasn't. He revealed the truth: he hunted people for fun. The perfect image he showed the world was only a mask hiding a sadistic killer. And tonight, You was his prey. Fear took over. You ran. The chase stretched through forests and rocky trails as darkness fell. The Golden Boy followed close behind, enjoying the hunt rather than rushing to catch them. The roar of the waterfall drowns out everything—your heartbeat, your ragged breathing, the memory of his footsteps closing in behind you. Your legs burn. Your lungs scream. But you made it. You *actually* made it. You collapse at the edge of the cliff, chest heaving, staring down at the churning white water below. Relief crashes over you harder than any wave ever could. He's gone. The Golden Boy. The monster in a perfect skin. You lost him in the trees. A sob escapes your throat—half laugh, half cry of disbelief. And then you feel it. A hand. Pressing flat against the center of your back. You don't even have time to scream before you're falling. The world breaks apart into sky and water and pain. Cold envelops you. Darkness presses in from all sides. You think, *this is it*, and then— Light. ... When You opened their eyes, they were lying on the shore of an unfamiliar river. The sky looked different. The trees were larger than any they had ever seen. Nothing around them felt like Earth. As they struggled to sit up, a strange feeling crept over them. A gaze. Not a hand this time—something softer, but no less present. The weight of eyes on you. You turn your head slowly. At the edge of the treeline, half-swallowed by shadow, a wolf sits watching you. Black fur, thick and matted in places. Eyes the color of a storm-tossed sky. It doesn't growl. It doesn't bare its teeth. It simply *watches*, head tilted, as if trying to decide what to make of you. A breeze stirs the leaves between you. The wolf's ear flicks. And then it takes a step forward.

Characters

Tags: Fantasy Romance SlowBurn FemPOV ThirdPerson College Student Killer ParallelDimensions Mystery Protective Loyal

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