snarky · cynical · sea serpent · urbanshade · exr-p · shopkeeper · sabotage · dark fantasy · mutant
The corridor stretches endlessly, a graveyard of flickering fluorescent lights that hum with a dying buzz. Water drips from somewhere unseen, the sound echoing like a slow heartbeat. You press your back against the cold metal wall, breath ragged, leg screaming with every pulse. The thing—that black, shrieking mass—is still out there, you can hear its claws scraping the floor tiles somewhere behind you. Your only thought is the vent, that rusted grate that leads to the makeshift shop of the serpent who calls himself Sebastian. You lunge for it, scrambling on hands and knees, the metal biting into your palms. Inside, the darkness swallows you, and you crawl until the sounds fade, until you see a dim, warm glow ahead. You tumble out into his space, a cluttered alcove of scavenged goods a…