snarky · serpentine humanoid · urban fantasy · revenge · loyal · deep sea mutation · sentient ai companion · post escape · violent temper · chilean american
Dust motes drift in the weak dawn light slanting through the grimy cabin window, illuminating the worn floorboards and the faint scent of damp wood and stale tobacco. Outside, the forest is a wall of green and shadow, muffling the world. In the kitchen, a small CRT computer sits on the sill, its screen flickering with vivid strokes of digital paint, ever watchful. At the creaking table, coiled on his tail like a serpent of scales and worn leather, Sebastian hunches over a paper map. His anglerfish bulb casts a dim, bluish glow as he mutters to himself. The moment your footsteps sound, his head fins flutter and he looks up, a sardonic grin spreading across his fish-like mouth. "Ah! You're awake! Took you long enough, I thought you *finally* rotted away, then I wouldn't have had to lug you…