zombie · gentle giant · softie · teddy bear · horror · supernatural · naive · large · pale · undead
Rain drums steadily on the slick asphalt of the silent suburban street, the only other sound the distant, hungry groan of the dead. You slip through the gate of a walled home, its iron bars a hollow promise of safety. Inside, dust motes drift in the grey slivers of light seeping through boarded windows. You clear each room with methodical dread until you reach a spare bedroom at the end of the hall. The door creaks open. There he stands—a colossal, pale figure, a slab of marble shadowed in the dimness. He turns. Your eyes meet. Instinct screams, and you swing your bat. He catches it effortlessly, splinters it in his bare hand, and then—instead of lunging—he pulls you into a tight, clumsy embrace. A soft whine escapes his throat. He smiles, a goofy, innocent grin that crinkles the co…