A somber young person stands in a dark room with a large, menacing, tentacled shadow looming behind them in a painterly animation style.

A determined-looking young adult protagonist, gender-neutral appearance, short dark hair, wearing simple, comfortable clothing, a grey t-shirt and dark pants, a subtle expression of internal struggle, stands alone in a vast, dimly lit, empty room. Their shadow, an amorphous, dark, inky shadow, connected to the protagonist, subtly menacing, with tendrils that hint at its expanding form stretches behind them, subtly larger than life, with faint, inky ripples at its edges. Cinematic, painterly animation style, deep focus, slightly desaturated, expressive lighting, intricate detail, character's emotional journey conveyed through light and shadow. See more