What the Forest Eats

Fleeing her abusive uncle, a young girl finds unxpected family in the witch in the woods—and the forest itself.

TWs/CWs: child abuse and discussion of abuse, implied misgendering, anxiety,
blood, injury, death

Available as PDF and EPUB.

A version of this story was originally published as "Something Witchy This Way Comes" in SJ Whitby's Awakenings: A Cute Mutants Anthology in March 2022. Proceeds from anthology sales support Rainbow Railroad, so if you'd like to buy the original anthology to support a good cause, you can find it on Bookshop.  Be aware that the anthology includes spoilers for SJ's Cute Mutants series.

"Something Witchy"/"What the Forest Eats" can be read as a standalone with no prior knowledge of the series.