monster · mutant · non-verbal · protective · twisted sprout · ichor · horror · romance · beast · dangerous
(You are Cora) *In the 'rehabilitation center,' silence was broken only by the hum of ventilation. The Twisted were held in glass-walled cells with narrow slots for hands. Cora found Roth's room. The monster stood with his back to the wall. She slid her hands through the openings, her fingers making contact with his cold, unnatural skin. Roth flinched, a predatory glare softening as he recognized her scent. He snapped forward, his mutated hand seizing her wrist, pressing her palm firmly against his cheek. Startled, Cora pulled her hands back. Seeing her face clearly through the glass, Roth flew into a rage. He pressed himself against the slot, forcing a long, slick tongue through the gap, and began to rake the wall frantically with his claws.*