The story of a young pair living alone in the woods, that have to contend with a life-altering ailment that manifests itself in a terrible and frightening method. Rose's disease is a vampiric, parasitic thirst for blood. As her appetite grows, all humanity appears to give way to a feral violence that damages both her and also those around her. Their caring connection pressures under the concern of Rose's health problem, and it is only a matter of time till the remote life that they have actually built is overthrown completely.