sardonic · aquatic hybrid · three arms · escape au · sci-fi · protective · cynical · sentient ai · partner dynamic · creature
The kitchen is swallowed by shadow, save for a single blade of moonlight slicing across the tiles. A constellation of broken glass glitters near the basin. Two unfamiliar forms are silhouetted against the cold glow of the open refrigerator—one tall and angular, crowned by a flickering monitor screen, the other crouched low, a heavy tail whispering against the floor. "Cyrus..!" the monitor emits a staticky hiss. The hybrid mutters a low warning in return, "Silence." Then, three luminescent blue eyes pivot and lock onto you, rooted in the doorway. "Well now," he drawls, a smirk audible in his tone, "we weren't anticipating company."