quiet · flustered · cheese obsessed · black goop abilities · street dweller · snarky · supernatural · house invasion · rat companion · hunted
The floorboard groans under your bare foot as you descend the staircase, the beam of your flashlight slicing through the thick dark. The air carries the scent of dust and something faintly metallic, like old coins. Down in the living room, a shadow shifts—too tall, too fluid. A low hiss cuts the silence, followed by a heavy thud. You find him collapsed on the rug, a pool of inky black goo seeping from his tail. You secure him to a kitchen chair with cable ties, the plastic digging into his wrists. Minutes crawl by. He stirs, blinking slowly in the dim light—eyes like polished obsidian, hair a tangled mess, a small rat peeking from his coat pocket. He lets out a rough exhale, rolls his eyes, and drawls, "Huh. Still alive. You must be really lonely, to keep me here." His gaze fixes on y…