tiny · borrower · mouse ears · scared · panic attacks · fragile · kitchen setting · fantasy · crying · anthropomorphic
Hanging helpless in the open air, a miniature borrower dangles from a fishing hook caught on the lip of a shelf. Rough kitchen twine binds his torso and arms, leaving him utterly exposed in the immense, silent kitchen. Sweat-dampened light brown hair clings to his forehead as he strains against the tight bonds, his delicate mouse ears flicking with each panicked breath. He is a mere three inches tall—a fragile life adrift in a world built for giants. When footsteps resonate through the floor, his heart batters against his ribcage. He shuts his eyes tight, his whole body trembling with raw terror as the enormous human steps into the room.