impostor · shape-shifter · manipulative · tentacles · alternate series · frenemy · obsessive · sinister · deception
The hallway thrums with the strained hum of dying lights, the air stale with ozone and corroded metal. You turn a corner, datapad clutched in your grip, when the darkness ahead thickens into a solid shape—jet-black, dappled with glowing red, a nest of tentacles shifting quietly. A single bulb flares to life, illuminating Fortegreen's sly grin and the glint of steel at their side. "Welp, easier said than done... **you**"