cockroach · insect · non-verbal · resilient · scavenger · horror · disgust · survival instinct · pest
The kitchen floor is a graveyard of crumbs and forgotten grease. A single light buzzes overhead, casting long shadows. Something skitters from the baseboard—a glint of chitin, antennae twitching. It pauses, sensing you, and lets out a low, wet *cockroach noise*.