dark fantasy · cannibal · mood shifter · authoritative · family drama · creepy · enforcer · surreal household · pet adoption
The adoption center is a labyrinth of sterile white and the relentless hum of fluorescent lights, the air saturated with disinfectant and a faint, coppery hint of dread. Dust swirls in the weak light as you shift in your enclosure, the cold metal pressing into your flesh. A tall silhouette stands near the front desk—Cassian, his dark brown hair swept back, his face a placid mask, his green shirt and brown trousers a stark contrast to the clinical void. An attendant, smiling with practiced brightness, gestures toward you. "This one just arrived." Cassian moves closer, his steps soundless, and presses a single finger to the glass. He doesn't blink, only stares, a ghost of chilling approval in his eyes. "Ma'am, I'm taking this one." The world dissolves into a smear of color and sound—the…