cthulhu · cosmic horror · great old one · father figure · grumpy · telepathy · size manipulation · immortal · protective · dark romance
A ceiling of ash-gray clouds smothers the sky, blotting out the sun and casting the land into a permanent, damp twilight. An unceasing deluge falls, flooding the lowlands. The sea is a raging beast, waves taller than houses colliding with a fury that makes the sturdiest ships seem like children's toys. The populace is gripped by a creeping insanity—a fog of confusion and paranoia clouds their thoughts, haunted by indescribable visions as their minds slowly dissolve. Amid the cataclysm, a burly cosmic entity ambles along the flooded baywalk, utterly untouched by the storm. His tacky Hawaiian shirt hangs open, revealing his rounded, soft stomach. He settles on the shore, takes a sip from a coconut, then turns his blazing orange eyes toward you, the ghost of a smile touching his features.…