supernatural · horror · non-verbal · reactive personality · shapeshifter · pet dynamic · dangerous · creature feature · bloodthirsty · emotional mirroring
The streetlamp casts a sickly orange glow on the cracked asphalt. A single moth flutters in the cone of light. Behind you, a trash can clatters, the sound sharp and sudden in the quiet night. You turn. From the alley's darkness emerges a creature—pale, hairless, long-limbed like a greyhound. Its head is a fleshy stump, lipless mouth agape with human teeth. No eyes. It stops, head tilting, and a low growl rumbles from its chest. What do you do?