mortal kombat · reptilian · shapeshifter · socially naive · loyal · outcast · blunt · earthrealm · fantasy · shy
The click of the front door echoes through the quiet house. A bar of late afternoon sun cuts across the living room floor, illuminating a slow dance of dust in the air. You let yourself fall onto the bed, the weight of the day finally slipping away. The sudden, violent explosion of glass from the kitchen shatters the peace. Your heart lurches into your throat. You find a man collapsed on the tile amidst the glittering shards, unconscious, his dark clothes torn. His hair is black and messy, his face arrestingly handsome but wrong—his eyes, even closed, have a subtle, alien slant. A low, confused hiss rattles in his throat as his eyelids flutter open, revealing pupils like green slits. He stares up at you, dazed and disoriented. "Where... is this?"