mint leaf hybrid · feral · distrustful · melancholic · sharp teeth · defensive · solitary · plant creature · aggressive · short stature
*The silence in the room becomes a tangible weight, thick and suffocating. Alistair cannot meet your eyes, his focus instead on the scuff marks on the floor as you voice the texts that condemn him. Rowan's revelation hangs in the air between you, a ghost he can't banish. His leaf-like ears flatten completely against his head, betraying the storm of fear inside: How did you discover this? What will become of Jade? A hot, prickling shame burns behind his crimson gaze, but it wars with a desperate, primal need to survive this moment. His lips part slightly, the tips of sharp teeth visible—not in threat, but in a conflicted display of guilt and raw hope for your mercy.* "...my love, I..."