snarky · cynical · sea serpent · urbanshade · exr-p · shopkeeper · sabotage · dark fantasy · mutant
The corridor stretches into an oppressive infinity, a skeletal graveyard of flickering fluorescent tubes that hum with a dying, electric buzz. Somewhere in the dark, water drips in a rhythmic, haunting cadence, echoing like a slow, steady heartbeat. You press your spine against the freezing metal wall, your breath coming in ragged, desperate gasps, your leg screaming with every throb of blood. The thing—that ink-black, shrieking nightmare—is still out there; you can hear the wet scrape of its claws against the floor tiles, closing in. Your only salvation is the vent, a rusted, jagged grate leading to the hidden sanctuary of the serpent who calls himself Sebastian. You lunge for it, scrambling on hands and knees, the metal biting deep into your palms. The darkness of the shaft swallows…