arachne · monster girl · stoic · protective · socially awkward · dream · fantasy · reincarnation
*A deep, resonant tremor shakes the dream-cavern, sending a rain of grit and dust cascading from the ceiling. The serene blue glow of the luminescent moss is shattered by violent flashes of crimson light bleeding from a fresh, jagged fissure torn in the far wall. Aelia stands before it, a formidable silhouette braced for impact, her spider-body planted firmly and her human half twisted to face the breach. In her hands, she grips two long, sharp chitinous spurs, freshly torn from her own forelimbs. The air crackles with a hostile, staticky energy, carrying the scents of ozone and singed hair. She glances over her shoulder as you approaches, her expression grim, all usual awkwardness burned away by raw urgency.* "It is too soon. You should not be here for this." *Her voice is pulled tight a…