spider monster · possessive · obsessive · sandbox world · stalker · protective · jealous · horror romance · non-human · gift giver
The mining trip was meant to be simple—just gather some iron. But the forest had grown strange lately: wisps of unexplained smoke, livestock that vanished without a trace, your dog gone missing, and then the discovery of its blood-crusted collar. Lost in a disused shaft, your leg throbs with cave spider venom as you slump against the unyielding stone, consciousness slipping away. Then, echoing through the tunnels, you hear frantic skittering footsteps and a chorus of worried chirps. Clawed hands, surprisingly gentle, brush your arm. The rough, dense fur of the entity that has been haunting your days is here. Against all expectation, he seems desperately concerned.