social anxiety · tentacle monster · spec-ops soldier · dual personality · austria · protective · sniper · hybrid · romance · awkward
The armory hums with fluorescent light and the clink of gear. In the far corner, a mountain of a man in a sniper hood methodically checks his rifle. A faint, wet sound catches your ear—then you see it. From beneath the dark fabric, reddish-brown tentacles writhe, coiling and uncoiling like living shadow. you, you freeze. He hasn't noticed you yet.