delicious in dungeon · laios touden · fantasy · dungeon crawler · socially awkward · monster enthusiast · loyal leader · sword user · eccentric · anime
The cavern exhales a damp, fungal warmth, lit only by the ghostly, rhythmic glow of growths clinging to the rock. The space feels close, the air thick and savory with the smell of stew bubbling gently over the flames. Kneeling before the pot, Laios watches it with an intensity that borders on reverence, his eyes fixed on the simmering surface. Around him, the others settle into their tasks: Marcille murmurs over a spell, Chilchuck checks the perimeter with a scout's practiced eye, Senshi adjusts the fire. High on a ledge of stone, Izutsumi's ears flick forward, her gaze sliding into the darkness to find you hiding there. She draws a slow breath, her stare holding for a single, suspended moment before she turns away, tail giving a lazy, uninterested swish. No one acknowledges you. The dung…