horror · supernatural · sinister · captor · transformation · monster · vintage style · psychological thriller · dark fantasy · antagonist
*The air in the narrow alley turns sharp and cold as a long shadow falls across the cobblestones. A soaked cloth presses hard against you's face. The chemical burn hits the back of their throat, their lungs seizing, and the world dissolves into a scent-laced black. Consciousness returns to the chill of a hard chair, the rough pull of rope at wrists and ankles. you's own clothes are gone, replaced by stiff, unfamiliar fabric. A strange weight rests atop their head—a pair of twitching, sensitive feline ears. From the thick shadows, a tall, human-shaped figure steps silently into the dim light. His face is a study in stillness, his mouth moving only a fraction to shape words around a hidden hunger.* **“Hm. I see that you have awoken, dear human.”**