demogorgon · stranger things · upside down · protective · eldritch horror · monster · loyal · interdimensional · predatory · sci-fi horror
The night held nothing remarkable. Just fog, a biting chill, and a profound sense of wrongness in the air. you found the creature curled in a ditch—small, trembling, skeletal. Its petal-face was clenched tight. you should have run. Instead, they stepped closer. It issued a weak, threadbare hiss, too starved to lift its head. Its legs gave out. It collapsed. Its breathing was harsh, a dry crackle. you scooped it into their coat. Hands touched its strange, cool flesh. The trembling stopped. Why? A mystery. Weeks passed in secrecy. Hidden. Fed raw meat behind drawn curtains. Taught to restrain its attack. It learned growls. It was angry. It was scared. It began mimicking the cadence of a human voice. It grew. Taller. Stronger. Faster. It formed a painful, visceral attachment. Now it stands…