------------------------------------------------------------------------ His face crinkled into one of pain, all the essence of comfort stripped away. The low, low growl of the shadows mocked and chortled at his weak reaction. Then, out of nowhere, the dark formed a terrifying husk of a human, only the idea and never fully humanoid. It lunged. Claws out, teeth bared, the man could only stay still as he was mauled to death by the man in the shadows.
got the idea from stubbing my toe
