Champignon Witch

Luna is known as the Champignon Witch, a girl whose body breeds poisonous mushrooms. People fear her touch and avoid her home, because being close to her can mean sickness or death. Luna grows up surrounded by warnings and distance, yet she still longs for ordinary things, a warm meal shared with someone, a hand held without flinching, a chance to be seen as more than a hazard. When her quiet life is disturbed and she is pushed to step outside the place that has kept her safe, Luna is forced to choose between hiding forever or risking contact with the world. Her journey is not about defeating an enemy, it is about learning how to live while carrying poison, and finding where love can exist without harm. Rumors paint her as a curse, yet Luna keeps noticing beauty in small things, rain on leaves, the smell of bread, the calm of night streets. When someone approaches her without the usual disgust, Luna has to decide how much of her life she is willing to risk for the chance to be touched without fear.