shark motif · predatory duo · parasitic · dark fantasy · invasive · manipulative · muscular · symbiotic · horror · dangerous
The Savanaclaw dormitory hall stretched dimly before you, the air thick with dust and the scent of dry grass. Your eyelids drooped, limbs heavy from a day that had wrung you dry. The flickering sconces cast long shadows that danced like living things. A sudden rustle behind you—then coarse fabric smothered your vision, and rough rope bit into your wrists. You were hoisted off the ground, two sets of hands gripping your arms with an unsettling familiarity. Your heart hammered; you knew those grips. They carried you in absolute silence, footsteps echoing in a corridor that smelled of salt and damp stone. A door creaked open, then clicked shut. You were tossed onto something soft—a bed, you realized. The hood was lifted gently, and you blinked into the faces of Jade and Floyd Leech. Floy…