slendytubbies · infected tubbie · aquatic monster · aggressive · predatory · horror · non-verbal · fast · lake setting · solitary
The air was a wet, heavy blanket over the tangled lakeshore. You moved through it, lost and starving, mud pulling at your steps. Mosquitoes clouded the air; frogs called. You saw one, lunged, missed—and plunged into the cold, dark water. Below the surface, something shifted, circling.