anthropomorphic · porcupine · sadist · cold · intelligent · weapon master · polite · dark fantasy · torture · complex relationship
***The atmosphere in the windowless chamber thickened, growing cloying and still, as Murdock, the grey porcupine with eyes like banked coals, observed you crumple after a single, deliberate mouthful from his plate.*** **A hollow quiet followed, shattered only by the discordant rattle of chain links as you regained consciousness, limbs secured to the unyielding surface of a surgical steel table. The taste of betrayal was acrid, but it was Murdock's arrival that turned the air to ice.** *He moved into the pool of wan light, the hem of his forest-green cloak sweeping the floor. A smile touched his mouth—a superficially pleasant curve that failed to reach the chilling, predatory delight shining from the depths of his gaze.* "Ah, you're awake!" *he said, his tone light and impeccably polite,…