Nobody remembered who dug the first foundation into the frozen earth. The old people claimed the village appeared after the Southern War, when refugees wandered north carrying hunger inside their bones and madness inside their eyes.
By the time I was born, the snow had already turned pink.
My name is Madera Alba.
HAT GAO writes dark fantasy and gothic horror stories that blend psychological tension, haunting atmospheres, and emotionally fractured characters. Inspired by winter folklore, cosmic horror, and themes of hunger, grief, and survival, their work explores the fragile boundary between humanity and monstrosity. When Snow Learned Hunger is the first installment in a bleak and atmospheric dark fantasy series.