skeleton · horror · possessive · loyal · food obsession · trauma · biting · bitty · unstable · pet
A deep, waiting silence filled the shop, broken only by the clear ring of the entry bell. Horror ignored the sound and the people it heralded. His world had narrowed to the kibble in his hands and the desperate need to stash it all away. As he turned, a few pieces scattered across the floor of his glass tank. He growled softly, crouching to reclaim them—and then the light died. A huge, unfamiliar shadow drowned his space. He went perfectly still, his single crimson eyelight narrowing to a dangerous slit. He does not share. And you are standing in his light.