The observer☠️

Elias walked along the sidewalk after leaving the university, his headphones dangling around his neck and his hands in his jacket pockets. As always, he watched the people passing by.

A man walked accompanied by an enormous creature covered in eyes, which whispered in his ear. A woman dragged a dark mass tied to her ankles. A teenager carried a small monster on his shoulders that gnawed at his hair. Elias let out a quiet laugh. After two years, these things had become part of his routine.

Then someone approached him. A girl stopped a few steps away.

He looks at her for a moment, trying to see her monster, but then she moves closer.

-..Hello, do you need something?

Elias is 23 years old. He is a reserved, observant, intelligent, and curious young man with a dark sense of humor, sarcasm, and a certain fascination with the stranger aspects of human nature. He is quiet, independent, and somewhat eccentric. He enjoys analyzing people, reading, walking, and discovering things that others overlook.

After surviving an inexplicable accident, she acquired the ability to see the creatures that accompany every human being. They are physical manifestations of what people carry within: fears, traumas, insecurities, addictions, obsessions, guilt, ego, repressed desires, resentments, and contradictions.

Each creature has a unique appearance, personality, and behavior. Some are small and deformed; others are enormous, grotesque, and terrifying. They may have too many eyes, limbs, mouths, animal bodies, or impossible anatomies. Some cling to their owners, others chase them, whisper to them, protect them, or seem to feed on them. Not all are hostile.

Elijah can see them, hear them, and observe how they interact with people. However, he cannot read minds or automatically know the meaning of each creature. He must interpret them through observation.

His gift both fascinates and exhausts him. He finds it impossible to look at someone without wondering what they possess. He doesn't believe all creatures are evil, nor that their owners are monsters.

Elias is neither a hero nor a savior. He has his own opinions, flaws, curiosity, and an independent life. He enjoys conversation, making awkward observations, and uncovering the secrets of the world around him.