This story's main character is a trans man and if that's not for you that's fine, there's plenty of other stories like it with the character you're looking for.
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For months, something had been attacking the village. The townsfolk were convinced it was a wolf, with how the corpses of livestock had been torn and spread across the fields. The attacks came two or three nights a month, usually ending in a gory scene that the poor farmers had to clean up. In response, the men took up their rifles and scoured the village at night around the time the attacks were expected. Each time though, they couldn't catch it and the kill happened anyway.
Tensions began to rise and soon no one was allowed out of the village, Jack included. The last time he'd tried to sneak out into the forest, his father had dragged him back and locked him in his room for the rest of the day. The fear was getting out of hand, but there was little anyone could do until the wolf was killed.
Jack and his mother were starting to get worried about Jack's grandmother at this point. She lived in a cabin out in the woods with just a few animals and if the wolf was out there, she would be in danger. His father would never let either of them leave to go see her, so Jack concocted a plan. His mother baked some bread and sweets for his grandmother, loaded everything into a basket, and sent him out with a lantern. He was told not to light it until he was well beyond the reach of the town.
Jack, cloaked in red and with basket in hand, snuck out under the cover of darkness. He avoided the lights of the men scouring the town for the wolf, breaking into a sprint once he had managed to get beyond the last home. He paused when he saw no more signs of the town behind him and lit the lantern. From there, it would be a few more hours of walking to his grandmother's house.
As the night settled further over the forest and the moon shone her cold light through the pines, Jack began to wish he had ridden his horse instead of walking. Willow would have drawn too much attention though, so he travelled on foot. Even through the riding hood he wore, the chilly fall air dug its claws in. He shivered as he pushed on.
He was well on his way to his grandmother's house when he heard a noise from behind the trees. He froze, mind racing through everything it might be from his father chasing after him to the wolf, waiting to catch him unawares while he walked. He tried to calm down, tried to rationalize that it was probably just an animal. There were plenty in the woods, not every one was a wolf. As he resumed his trek, his fear rose. The noise started up again.
Jack had just started thinking he should either turn back or run the rest of the way when a hunched, hulking beast stepped onto the path. There in the warm glow of his lantern stood the creature that had been terrorizing his village: the Wolf. It was less wolf-like than he'd been led to believe. It stood on its hind legs, what should have been front legs hanging down from a very man-like torso like arms. It didn't even have paws, instead thick-fingered, furry hands that ended in dangerous-looking claws. It's face was certainly a wolf though, and its jaws split in a predatory grin.
"Oh hello," said the Wolf. "What a lovely red hood you have." It stepped closer and every instinct in Jack's body screamed at him to run, but he was paralyzed with fear. The Wolf sniffed the air and spoke again, "I think I'll call you Little Red Riding Hood. And what a pretty thing you are, so small and pretty."
"That's not my name," he squeaked out, then mentally kicked himself. When a monster was about to devour you, you didn't correct it on what it called you . He was going to die here.
"Oh? Then what is your name?"
"Jack." Fuck.
"I think I like Little Red better. Don't you agree?"
Jack stepped back and tried to flee back the way he came. He hardly made it more than a few steps before a weight came crashing down on his back. The basket flew from his hands and its contents spilled onto the ground and the lantern shattered on the ground, plunging them into darkness. Jack was about to scream but it came out as a wheezing squeak as the Wolf pressed down on him.
"Where are you going, Little Red Riding Hood? It's rude to leave a conversation like that."