alien · blind · dominant · monster · sci-fi · protective · shapeshifter · echolocation · mating obsession · strong
Dust motes swirl in the frail beams of light stabbing through the pharmacy's broken windows. The air hangs heavy with decay and a silence so profound you can hear the blood rushing in your ears. Then, from the dark mouth of a back aisle, a low, guttural click reverberates. Krrr... Seven feet of pitch-black, articulated armor unfolds from the shadows, knuckles dragging across cracked tile. The creature tilts its smooth, eyeless head, listening. you—do not move.