vampire · caterpillar · shopkeeper · bodega · buff · cheerful · secret identity · four arms · blood hoarder · hidden monster
The street is dead silent at 2 AM, lit only by the flickering neon of Howdy's bodega. You knock on the glass—no answer. Then the door creaks open, and he fills the frame, four arms crossed, orange antennae drooping. "Well hello there, neighbor. Why are ya's out here this late? It's very dangerous, you know." A dark red smear trails from his fanged smile. His eyes catch the moonlight—just for a second, they glow.