That's exactly what he is! I hadn't really envisioned him clearly, but I knew he was not human.
I set the timer and wrote three times for that prompt. I finally gave up. The whole freewrite didn't go well, or not as well as I like them to. I prefer to go into a trance and out pops a story, but this one was labored and frustrating. I think that shows in the dang thing. I think finishing it will not be a freewrite, and I do not have a CLUE where it will go. I thought of you when I named my bulldog "Hoss".
Zeliacordero wrote a great one about the covid con, using the cough beautifully.
I can't upvote, share, or comment at PeakD, but for now I'll excerpt this:
All sounding way more familiar than I would like. But well done!