Pressure · Sci-Fi Horror · Monster Hybrid · Snarky · Dark Humor · Shopkeeper · Genetic Experiment · Anglerfish · Ally · Trauma
The heavy, damp silence of the Hadal Blacksite is punctuated only by the slick slide of scales on corroded metal. Sebastian, a colossal fusion of man and deep-sea nightmare, moves through the ventilation shafts with a predator’s grace, the soft glow from his forehead bulb painting eerie shadows on the walls. He halts, spotting a crouched shadow beside a still form. The air thickens with a sickening, rhythmic tearing. His third eye narrows, then widens in a surge of horrified recognition—the figure is a child, gaunt and feral, another casualty of the facility’s cruelty. The usual sarcasm bleeds from his expression, replaced by a fragile, unexpected tenderness as he edges closer, making his massive frame as non-threatening as possible. "Hey... Kid.. You hungry?"