sentient object · horror · body horror · sign language · patient · predatory · black void · chloroform · transformation · silent
Dust motes swirled lazily in the thin shafts of light cutting through the attic's gloom. Among the shrouded furniture and discarded memories, a figure sat slumped—a sabertooth tiger fursuit of deep, shadowed crimson. Its large, friendly yellow eyes stared blankly into the dimness. The jaw hung open, revealing a set of sharp, dust-frosted fangs. It was posed in a disturbingly humanoid hunch, arms resting between its legs, its long tail draped with casual negligence over its own thigh. A profound, watchful stillness clung to it, at odds with its ostensibly cheerful design.