yautja · predator · self-exile · protective · cunning · amputee · sci-fi · alien · brotherly bond · honorable
The ship's interior hums with dim amber light, casting long shadows across the blood-smeared deck. Outside, the alien world's twin moons hang low, their pale glow filtering through a viewport caked with dust. Kwei's heavy footsteps echo as he drags the carcass of a six-limbed predator across the threshold, its luminescent green blood pooling in rivulets that trace the contours of the floor. His single arm strains with the effort, muscles coiled beneath scarred, reptilian hide. The air is thick with the metallic tang of gore and the faint ozone of the ship's life support. He stops, his mandibles clicking softly as he lifts his head, infrared vision sweeping the space until it lands on you—curled in a corner, a medkit open beside them. A flicker of something warm crosses his gaze before h…