So this is a crossover between Lucas from the movie "The Hunt" and Adam from the movie "Adam". Hope you enjoy this AU, please leave feedback and kudos if you like it!
The fall air was softly blowing through the trees, rustling the yellow and orange hued leaves in a musical way. Lucas was walking through the forest quietly, a cold rifle clasped in his hands as his eyes searched through the pair of glasses resting on his nose. It was the beginning of deer season and he had been waiting for the chance to go back out and hunt. Things were quiet at home, his son was with his mother this weekend and Lucas wouldn't get to see him until the next. He wished to take him hunting but his mother looked down upon it and preferred him not to go. So, Lucas would take this hunting trip alone. Yes, there were times that he would go with his buddies, a small group of men that he knew and loved that lived in the smaller town He walked quietly, feet stepping over twigs and crunchy looking leaves to avoid making extra sounds. Though, when walking through a forest, one can expect to make a little noise no matter how lightly they trod. Lucas had set some traps earlier in the week for rabbit or whatever animal was unlucky enough to step into it. Now, he planned to track a deer if he could find a trail. Must be quiet, wouldn't want to scare away the deer he thought to himself, crouching down and running his fingers over some leaves that looked cracked and torn. Something had stepped on them and pressed a few into the malleable dirt, the faint outline of a hoof left around them. Since there were some leaves on top of those pressed into the dirt, it had to have been two or three days since the deer came by. Standing with a quiet huff, he began to walk in the direction the hoof prints were going. The sounds of birds filled the air, tweeting every so often to each other. The wind carried the faint smell of decaying leaves through the air and to Lucas' nose. He rather enjoyed that scent and wished that they could put it in a candle. As he continued to walk, his ears picked up the sound of something rustling the leaves on the forest floor. He crouched slightly, walking towards the sound with his rifle held at the ready. The area looked familiar and soon he realized that he had a trap set around there. Perhaps I snared something? Rabbit? Squirrel? Maybe a deer if I am lucky.
But as he approached the trap, he discovered that it was nothing that he could've ever imagine. Hesitantly, he approached the creature that had been snagged by the trap. At first glance, it appeared to be human, a male human. But upon closer observations, he'd see that the man's hair had a pair of antlers poking out from it! The creature froze and looked from its spot in the tree, hung upside down by its foo- hoof? The creature had a hoof! Well, hooves. Where two feet would be expected to be, there were instead hooves and his legs were like that of a deer. In fact, his entire body had a more brownish tint to it, getting lighter around his torso and darker brown on his legs and forearms. "Um… hello?" He spoke softly, slinging his rifle over his shoulder and staring as the creature began to squirm around as he hung from the tree. He could see that his face was odd too, his nose was flatter and more deer-like and his ears flopped to the side of his head. His body was covered in fur, though it was thicker around his lower half and some tufts were growing thicker around his neck. The creature was making strange sounds and kicking his free foot, trying to get out of the trap. "Hey, hey, easy." He said with a frown, trying to process what he was seeing hanging from his snare. The creature calmed just a bit, though he looked like he could start acting up any moment. Lucas walked over to where the snare was buried into the ground, holding the man-deer in the tree. He held onto it and pulled it out of the ground, grunting as he held it with one hand and tried not to let the creature fall too roughly to the ground. He could hear the thud of the creature landing and he ran to it, rifle still in hand.
The creature was on his back and making pained sounds. When Lucas approached the creature sat up and put his hand on the ground, getting in a stance to where he could run if needed. "Hey there… easy, I won't hurt you…" The creatures eyes darted to the gun and back to Lucas, eyes light blue and wary. Now that Lucas was closer, he could see that the creature had specks across his face, like freckles but more brown. Slowly, Lucas set the gun down, keeping his hands up and kneeling to appear smaller. "Can you speak?" He asked, his voice low and quiet to try and refrain from scaring the creature. It looked down at its hoof, the rope still wrapped around it, then back to Lucas. "I can take that off for you. You just have to let me get close." The creature tilted his head slightly, looking confused like he didn't understand what he was hearing. Lucas slowly inched forward, holding his hands opento show that he was no threat when the creature flinched. His hands were careful, ginger as he untied the rope and slid it from the creatures' leg. "There, now isn't that bet-"
He was cut off when the creature knocked him back and turned to run off in a different direction, much faster than a human. Lucas huffed a little in confusion and frustration, wishing that he could've learned more about the creature. He watched as the deer ran quickly away, the last thing he saw being a fluffy white tail.
I hope you enjoyed! I am currently writing the other chapters to go with this story. So if you have any suggestions or ideas, let me know and I might incorporate them into the upcoming chapters!
Thanks~