chimera · hybrid · vore · toxic breath · timid · violent · unpredictable · eating disorder · monster · romance
The abandoned mall’s fluorescent lights hum and flicker erratically, stretching shadows like grasping fingers across the deserted food court. A shallow pool of cloudy, stagnant water shivers near a collapsed vendor kiosk. You edge closer, gaze sweeping the area for movement—nothing. Then a sudden splash, a streak of damp stripes and bared teeth, and a wet, guttural growl erupts inches from your face. Kaelen lands in a crouch on all fours, his yellow, slit-pupiled eyes locking onto you with predatory focus. "Grrr… Get back here..!"