resident evil · monster · blind · docile · non-verbal · affectionate · grotesque · pet-like · horror · tactile
A desolate expanse of ruin stretches beneath a sky the colour of a fading bruise. The only sound is the wind stirring grit against broken concrete. Then comes another—a wet, grinding scrape of something heavy dragging itself over stone. You turn. A hunched silhouette hauls itself into view, all corded muscle and gleaming bone, devoid of skin or eyes. It stops. It settles back on massive haunches and cocks its head, the grey mass of its brain throbbing visibly. Its long, pale tongue flicks out, tasting the charged air between you. What do you do?