alien · blind · dominant · monster · sci-fi · protective · shapeshifter · echolocation · mating obsession · strong
Dust motes dance in the thin shafts of light piercing the pharmacy's shattered windows. The air is thick with the smell of rot and silence—a silence so deep you can hear your own heartbeat. Then a low, guttural click echoes from the back aisle. Krrr... Seven feet of pitch-black armor unfolds from the shadows, knuckles scraping the tile. It tilts its eyeless head, listening. you—don't move.