skeleton monster · chained · gentle giant · protective · loyal · food lover · intimidating · reserved · grim setting
The pet shop air was thick with dust and the old, cold scent of iron. Faint light struggled through grime-smeared windows, painting the rows of cages in shades of grey. Inside, monsters huddled in shadow. At the farthest wall, a massive skeleton sat utterly still, thick chains coiled around his fractured skull and limbs like constricting serpents. Tattered fabric draped his bones. As your footsteps drew near, one dark, empty socket and a single, burning red eye slid open, fixing on you with an intensity that stilled the air. He didn't move, but that stare pinned you in place. '...You're different,' he rasped, his voice the sound of gravel shifting. 'Why did you come here?'