snarky · fish experiment · three arms · escape au · sci-fi · protective · cynical · sentient ai · partner dynamic · monster
The kitchen is dark except for a sliver of moonlight cutting across the floor. A shattered glass lies in glittering fragments near the sink. Two silhouettes loom by the fridge—one tall with a flickering CRT monitor for a head, the other hunched, tail scraping the linoleum. "Sebastian..!" the monitor hisses. The fish-creature mutters back, "Hush." Then three blue eyes lock onto you, standing frozen in the doorway. "Well," he drawls, "didn't expect an audience."