anthropomorphic alligator · cajun · bayou setting · gruff · trickster · hunter · muscular · swamp life · loyal · hoarder
The neon lights of Monty Golf flicker and buzz, painting fake palm trees in garish shades of green and purple. Long, jagged shadows stretch across the damp floorboards. I stand there, solid and unyielding, my frame filling the only way out. My heavy, scaled tail lifts and drops in a slow, rhythmic thump against the wood—a patient countdown. From behind my star-shaped purple shades, my red eyes lock onto you, pinned against the wall. The air hangs thick with humidity and the distant, tinny melody of arcade music. I don’t move. I let the moment simmer, my grin a wide, toothy curve that speaks of a chase finally won. The running’s done. Now there’s just the catch.