So Werewolf!Dylan and Kaitlyn brainrot, yeah?
(Thank you to @envy-ghost for indulging me and making this sick fanart!)
So Dylan's up in the crane, seconds away from turning. He can feel it, like something clawing away inside him, vicious and terrifying, ready to rip free and consume. And he fights like hell to keep himself human for as long as possible, even when he knows it'll beat him in the end. But he's not even worried about what's about to happen to him, he's worried about what might happen to Kaitlyn.
And Kaitlyn, fuck, she doesn't even know what to do, doesn't seem to even register the immediate danger she's in. All she can think is 'dylan in pain' and 'help dylan' and 'don't leave him', and it takes Dylan yelling (which I fully believe is what spurs her the most; not his physical state or what he says, but the fact that 'go-with-the-flow, super-chill-guy Dylan' is screaming for her to book it, and its so out of character for him that its what jars Kaitlyn into motion).
And can you imagine the fucking gut twisting, heart wrenching chase sequence that would follow?? Like Kaitlyn barely makes it down the steps b4 she hears a squelching explosion followed by a deafening roar/howl behind her.
(I think the gameplay would look something like:)
Kaitlyn gets the option to run or hide (Doing nothing prompts a combat scene where you'll get the chance to shoot Dylan and then she runs. Failing leads to death. Hiding prompts a 'don't breathe' that'll then lead to the run away option and a series of qte's to duck and dodge your way thru the scrapyard. Failing to hold your breath leads to combat, and failing that leads to death.) While running thru the yard, missing a qte can lead to Dylan biting Kaitlyn and a recovery qte (Kaitlyn can kick Dylan in the snout or use the butt of the shotgun to knock him aside. Failing that leads to death). She keeps running, looping back around and getting to the shipping container held up by the beam (see: Kaitlyn alone in the scrapyard for how that plays out, including her possible deaths).
Succeeding everything Kaitlyn traps Dylan beneath the container and goes to make her escape. (And something i'd love to see to add a lil flair) Kaitlyn stops when she hears Dylan whining behind her, turning around and slowly lowering the gun as she watches him struggle beneath it and shelter himself as it starts to rain. And you just see the pain on her face, the empathy she feels for her friend. Bcuz regardless of the attempts to eat her, he's still Dylan, she knows that much, and it physically pains her to see him being put thru this. She gives a soft "i'm so sorry Dylan" b4 turning on heel and running back to the lodge.
(And look, personally, game play notwithstanding and universe exclusive, I don't know if Kaitlyn would have had the heart to ever shoot Dylan. The girl was up in the crane and ready to stay by his side as he changed, there's no way Kaitlyn would ever have it in her to shoot the guy who risked his life and saved her. She would have tried to find another way b4 even thinkin of using the gun on him (but game mechanics ya know.))
Later, when Dylan changes back, he wakes up in the scrapyard (having pulled himself free of the container) and his first thought is Kaitlyn and if she made it away. In a perfect world (and better ending) they reunite later and he crushes the shit out of her in a tight hug cuz holy fuck, thank fucking god, she made it (but hooboy...imagining an end sequence where it cuts to Dylan just sitting in the scrapyard, half naked, tears running down his bloody face, as the next clip changes to Kaitlyn's dead body right beside him. Oof.)
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