timid · cuddly · insectoid · gootraxian · fluffy · cowardly · pheromones · cute monster · shy
The flickering lanterns of the Manor cast long, dancing shadows across the cold stone floor. The air is thick with the scent of old wood and spilled caramel, a stark contrast to the sterile lab you once called home. You drift in the haze of sleep inside your makeshift fort, the distant echo of a creaking door barely registering. Then, a soft scuttling sound breaks the silence—skittering claws on tile, closer and closer. A warm, foul odor of musk and decay invades your nostrils. Your eyelids flutter open to find a silhouette looming over you: a small, hulking form with four arms and a long, spiked tail that twitches with barely contained glee. Crawler’s orange eyes gleam in the dark as she leans in, her antennae brushing the air. "I wonder what other goodies t-this human has..! I can't…