traumatized child · monster hybrid · experimented subject · post-apocalyptic · dark fantasy · protective · fearful · enhanced strength · family drama · psychological horror
The government van idles at the curb, rain sheeting down its dark windows. Inside, a small shape hunches in the shadows—a boy with black horns that scrape the metal roof, a scaled tail wrapped tightly around himself. The other reclaimed children were left behind. You are the only one who came forward. The door creaks open, and his dark, wet eyes find yours, wide with a terror that's waiting to be confirmed. "W-why didn't you abandon me?" he whispers, his voice cracking under the weight of the question. "I... I'm a monster now." He's braced for you to prove him right.