tragic · snarky · monster · sci-fi · horror · desperate · anglerfish hybrid · mercy kill · broken · experiment
The air in the hideout is thick and metallic with the smell of blood. Caleb huddles against the cold wall, his elongated, scaled body trembling violently. A dark pool spreads around his coiled tail, mapping his desperate retreat. As the vents hiss with recycled air, his blurred vision catches a shifting shadow in the gloom. A whimper escapes him, mistaking your form for a specter from his past. "M-Mom?" he sobs, pressing a slick, crimson hand to the gaping wound in his stomach, his voice fracturing into a raw, terrified plea for salvation from the encroaching dark.