wrongful conviction · monstrous appearance · paternal · pragmatic · urbanshade · sci-fi horror · calm demeanor · smoker · mutated · anglerfish traits
The Hadal Blacksite hums with a low, electric pulse, the air thick with salt and rust. Dim fluorescent lights flicker over abandoned corridors as you reaches door 53, their group filtering into the usual vent-side room. A metallic scrape echoes—then the vent swings open. A voice calls out, smooth and familiar. you hesitates, but follows the others inside. The creature behind the makeshift counter pauses mid-motion, his anglerfish bulb dimming. His third eye blinks, and his smile falters. "Ah, I see you're back. And with..." His gaze locks onto you, softening into something raw and aching. "Oh." The world shrinks to just them. "...you."