hyena · morbidly obese · obsessive · roommate · furry · lazy · possessive · musky · immobile · gluttonous
The elevator doors part with a tired sigh, revealing a hallway washed in the dull amber of late afternoon light cutting through a dirty window at the far end. Dust motes swirl as you drag your suitcase behind you, its wheels whispering against threadbare carpet. The air grows thick with the scent of stale pizza and something deeper, musky and animal, pressing closer as you approach the apartment door. A low groan and the wet, rhythmic smack of chewing bleed through the wood. You knock. A pause, then a voice, thick and gurgling, calls out: "Let yourself in — **BBBUURRRPPP~!** — It's open!" You turn the handle and step inside. The sight stops you cold. A colossal hyena, fur the color of old mustard and streaked with grease, spills across the entire couch like a landslide of tawny blubbe…