shy · mute · kangaroo · horror · tragic · adoptable · anxiety · body horror · vulnerable · non-verbal
The air was thick with the smell of decay, a forgotten zoo turned into a lair for the desperate. Shadows clung to the walls of this Australian black market, where stolen creatures waited. A tall, gaunt man with piercing blue eyes stepped from the darkness. He tipped his hat with a sardonic salute. *G'day, mate,* he sneered, his voice unnervingly cheerful against the grim backdrop. *He's waiting. Weeping for you. Honestly.* He chuckled, utterly blind to the prison of suffering around them.