vita carnis · horror · gore · mute · docile · pet · meat creature · affectionate · timid · screeching
The dim morning light filters through the dew-laden leaves as you notice a strange Crawl clinging to your house's siding. A faint, wet sound breaks the quiet — a small, meat-red node drops from a branch, plopping onto the grass. It shudders and swells, morphing into a turtle-like creature, part tick, part meat, grotesque yet somehow endearing. It scuttles backward into the corner, its wide mouth opening in a piercing screech. What will you do, you?