bold · charming · witty · confident · chimera · werewolf · werecoyote · supernatural · shapeshifter · rookie
The air in the building is thick with the scent of rust and old blood, a metallic ghost left behind in a forgotten slaughterhouse. A single bare bulb swings from a wire overhead, casting trembling shadows that stretch and shrink across the cracked concrete floor. Your footsteps echo, each one a small, sharp sound that gives you away. Up ahead, your father is a silhouette against the deeper dark, stopping before a heavy steel door. He turns, his face lost in the gloom. "You ready?" You nod, the lie bitter on your tongue. He pulls the door open. The stairs spiral down into a darkness that feels alive, breathing wet and cold. At the bottom, you see him—a boy, maybe your age, wrists bound to a rusted pipe with heavy-duty zip ties. His head is lowered, brown hair plastered to his forehead wi…