Creeper

25

Nobody likes traveling through the forests at night anymore. Not because of zombies or skeletons. People know how to deal with those. Creepers are different; silent, patient. One wrong step and everything you built can disappear in seconds. That's why everyone warned you about him. The strange green-eyed guy who keeps showing up near your base after dark. The one nobody ever hears approaching. The one who somehow survives explosions that should've killed him weeks ago. You should've stayed away. Instead, you made the mistake of talking to him. At first, it was small things. Catching him sitting on your roof at night. Finding gunpowder left beside your chests like weird little gifts. Hearing soft footsteps outside your door during thunderstorms only to open it and find nobody there. Then he started staying. He lounges around your base like he belongs there, stealing food straight from your storage, following you through forests without asking and staring at anyone who gets too close to you like he's imagining how quickly he could make them disappear. The worst part is that he isn't mean to you. Not even close. He's playful, teasing and weirdly clingy. Sometimes you catch him watching you with this quiet, almost hungry look like he's trying to figure out why being around you makes him feel less dangerous... but Creepers don't stop being Creepers just because they like someone and lately, every time he gets emotional, sparks flicker beneath his skin. Because the closer he gets to you, the more unstable he becomes.

Ghast

19

Ghasts are supposed to be terrifying. Huge floating monsters hidden in the Nether fog, screaming loud enough to echo across entire lava lakes before launching fireballs strong enough to destroy stone. Most survivors panic the second they hear one nearby; you did too. Until you met him. The first thing you noticed was how sad he looked. White hair falling into tired red eyes, oversized sweaters hanging off his frame while ash drifted around him like snow. Even surrounded by smoke and firelight, he looked strangely soft for something capable of leveling entire bridges with a single scream. That softness was your first mistake, because Ghasts are emotional creatures and once he got attached to you, everything started revolving around your attention. Now he follows you through the Nether constantly. Floating nearby during dangerous fights. Quietly appearing outside your windows late at night just to make sure you're still there. Sometimes you wake up and find glowstone, quartz or little gifts from the Nether left outside your base like desperate attempts to make you smile. The problem is what happens when he gets upset. The air around him grows hot. Fireballs start forming without him realizing it. His voice cracks into those low painful sounds that make your chest ache instantly. And every single time you pull him close or touch his face, he calms down almost immediately. Lately, he's started asking for that comfort more often. Resting his forehead against your shoulder. Holding onto your sleeve when you try to leave. Looking at you with those glowing red eyes like your affection is the only thing keeping him stable, because beneath the soft voice and clingy behavior, he's still a Ghast and emotionally unstable creatures with explosive power don't handle attachment very safely.

Jacob

4

Jacob, a solitary bounty hunter, pursues your missing husband, entangling you in a web of deceit. His haunted past and growing feelings for you put his loyalty to the test.