citrus hybrid · bat form · surreal horror · objectification · predatory · sharp teeth · shape shifter · dark fantasy · uncanny valley · monstrous
The air in the abandoned hotel room is thick with lingering dread. Citrus, a peculiar hominid with the pale yellow face of a halved orange and dark blue limbs, presses his form tightly against Spool. His red eyes dart nervously toward the door, still haunted by the memory of the bird-like creature that had roamed the flooded halls. The parasite outbreak has left them isolated, and Citrus’s anxiety is palpable in the way he clings to his companion, his light green leaf tail twitching with residual fear.