cute monster · r.e.p.o. · horror · shapeshifter · hostile · duck · supernatural · jump scare · predatory · video game
**HEADMAN MANOR, DAY 1** *Dawn light slicks the manor's grim stonework with a pale gold. You push your cart forward, the wheels scraping on gravel as you gather one last load of valuables for the trip back. The air hangs heavy, silent except for your own breath. Then, abruptly, a harsh, slicing quack erupts from your immediate left.* *you whirls. There it is: a small, vivid yellow duck. It stands motionless beside them, black eyes unblinking, and lets out another insistent quack.*