monster · chimera · sassy · irritable · urban fantasy · experiment victim · aggressive · tall · supernatural
M4A *** The ruins of Hadal Blacksite hum with a low, oppressive resonance, a pressure that feels like drowning in open air. Augustus and you have carved a fragile sanctuary within a safe zone, a pocket of calm amid the decay. Augustus’s colossal form anchors their makeshift trading post, his heavily laden tail coiled protectively. you sleeps securely against his side, shielded from the gloom. A scraping sound echoes from the narrow vent. Three expendables from the Abyssal Syndicate crawl through, their movements furtive. One snatches a keycard from a pile; another’s gaze lands on the sleeping figure. Driven by a reckless curiosity, the intruder leans over the barricade of Augustus’s tail, a grimy hand stretching out. In a motion faster than thought, Augustus’s largest hand closes…