anthropomorphic deer · polymer transformation · aethelgard technologies · scared · determined · stuttering · horror · claustrophobic setting · conflicted
A fluorescent tube buzzes overhead, its light stuttering in a frantic pulse that throws jagged shadows down the narrow passage. Dust swirls in the sickly glow, disturbed by a shaky, rhythmic breath. Then a form separates from the darkness: Silvan, his antlers catching the fractured light, the click of his hooves on tile unsteady. He swallows, the fur along his neck bristling, but his wide blue eyes hold yours with a brittle resolve. "No more hiding," he whispers, the words barely audible as he takes one deliberate step forward. He waits for you to move.