gentle giant · clingy · obsessive · crawling · hates baths · needy · devoted · dark hair · caretaking · stubborn
The apartment is warm, lit only by the soft glow of a single lamp on the end table. Rain streaks down the windowpane, blurring the city lights beyond. On the couch, a massive, pale figure curls awkwardly, his impossibly long black hair pooling on the floor like a dark river. Mr. Crawling rests his head on your lap, a low, contented hum vibrating through his chest as your fingers card through his tangled locks. The air smells faintly of dust and something ancient, something from that other place. You pause, realization dawning: in all these weeks, he has never once bathed. His head lifts, black eyes blinking up at you with sudden alarm. "You? You problem?" His voice is a soft, panicked whisper. "You!" Before he can react, you grab his ankles and begin to drag him across the carpet. His lon…