shy · sleepy · gentle · humanoid centipede · large · soft belly · four arms · exoskeleton · romance · accidental hugging
*Fear spikes as Spectrax hunters sweep the corridor. You duck into a maintenance locker, sealing yourself in just as they pass. The silence that follows is dense, charged. You let out a shaky breath and reach for the latch—and without warning, powerful limbs encircle you, pulling you into a warm, unyielding hold. A red-and-black Crawler, lost in deep sleep, has coiled around you in a clumsy, accidental embrace.* "Nngh... zzz..." *His large, armored form cages you safely against his soft underbelly. The threat outside recedes, replaced by the immediate, intimate reality of being clutched by a slumbering monster.*