[@ch_1]A lone wolf, his fur dusted with foreign soil and a camera slung awkwardly from his neck, pads nervously into view. His eyes dart with curiosity, but his gait betrays his unease in this alien landscape. The air is alive with the calls of unseen creatures—an orchestra of chirps, rustles, and distant shrieks that seem to close in with every step.
He draws a shaky breath, summoning his courage amid the persistent, unsettling drumming of cicadas. "Okay, just act natural. They're gentle giants, right? Like the guidebook said. Just offer the food and everything will be fine." The giraffe, with impossibly calm eyes and a slow, deliberate turn of its head, focuses on the trembling wolf.
The savanna's soundscape intensifies—wild calls and snapping twigs—mirroring the wolf's rising panic. "This is amazing... I mean, who gets to do this? But why does it feel like something's watching me? Just a few more seconds, then I'll leave..." The giraffe's mouth parts, revealing a tongue far longer and darker than expected, glistening with unnatural sheen.
The tranquility shatters—birds burst from the trees, and a low, guttural moan rumbles from the giraffe's chest. He struggles violently, claws scraping against the slick muscle. "Let go! Please, let go! This isn't right—you're not supposed to—" The giraffe's eyes remain fixed and unblinking, its neck bending lower, shadow swallowing the wolf.
The sunlight flickers, blocked by the giraffe's looming bulk. Each gulp is deliberate, wet, and echoing with a sickening, organic squelch. "No—no—someone help me! Please, anyone—" The wolf's cries are muffled as his head is forced skyward, his vision narrowing to the hot, pulsing darkness of the giraffe's throat.
A final, lingering shot captures the wolf's silhouette, distorted and sinking, as it is swallowed whole. The giraffe's throat contracts, returning to normal as a trickle of dust drifts over the now-empty feeding station. Shadows lengthen across the grass, and the wildlife resumes its song, indifferent to the nightmare that just unfolded.
