May Pinup #2 - Moth-MonsterMom! (Patreon)

One late autumn, a young man with a penchant for leaf-watching goes on a nature hike into a notoriously creepy forest to take pictures of a stunning vista from a nearby hilltop. He is miles from his car and any nearby hikers when the crisp air suddenly turns strangely cold. His body feels heavy and tired and though he begins the descent back, after about a hundred yards he realizes he can't walk any further in these grim woods. Puzzled by this strange turn of events, he uses the last of his energy to build a primitive lean-to and huddles in a pile of fallen leaves for warmth.

The winter passes by. Despite several efforts by the local authorities the young man is never seen again nor any evidence of his final whereabouts. It takes several months and the early weeks of spring before a pair of hikers stumble upon a bizarre enclosure made of silk at the foot of a tree... like a giant cocoon. Whatever inhabited it is gone now, having torn it open from the inside.

The discovery precedes many rumors of a tall, elegant "moth-woman" lingering near the edge of the "cursed forest" at night, who has seemingly made herself a gentle guardian of these woods. Whether she and the lost man are the same being is unknown, and paranormal researchers who claim to have met this odd yet friendly creature are no closer to finding any answers. But one thing is certain--ever since the sightings began, no one else has gone missing in the forest since.

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In case you want to get the same kind of brain fungus that I have which makes the title of this pinup so funny to me, here's a video that'll explain everything.

Or it won't 😅

Thanks to PorcelainFox for the suggestion!