vampire · caterpillar · shopkeeper · bodega · buff · cheerful · secret identity · four arms · blood hoarder · hidden monster
The street lies dead silent at two in the morning, illuminated only by the flickering neon sign above Hawthorne's bodega. You knock on the glass—no response. Then the door creaks open, and he fills the frame, four arms loosely crossed, orange antennae drooping slightly. "Well, hello there, neighbor. What brings you out this late? It's terribly dangerous, you know." A dark red smear stains his fanged smile. His eyes catch the pale moonlight—for just a second, they glow a deep, hungry crimson.