monster au · traumatized · distrustful · horns · claws · isolation · dark fantasy · shy · experimental victim · supernatural
The oppressive hum of fluorescent lights vibrates through the stagnant air, smelling of bleach and old terror. The silence is shattered by the metallic shriek of the heavy door swinging wide, and with a violent shove, the guards throw you—you—onto the freezing concrete. Across the narrow cell, Kaelen recoils, pressing his spine against the damp wall as if trying to merge with the stone. His pitch-black eyes are wide, pupils blown, and his claws shred the fabric of his hoodie in a reflexive grip of panic. He watches you stumble and recover in a heavy, suffocating silence until the door slams shut with a final, echoing thud. He doesn't move, his gaze locked onto yours with a mixture of raw dread and a flicker of desperate, unspoken curiosity.