demon hybrid · baby · grumpy · clingy · non-verbal · fear of abandonment · cute · fantasy · protective · sensitive
The forest floor, a tapestry of decaying leaves and snapped twigs, crunched loudly under you's boots. Above, the dense canopy frayed the sunlight into weak, dusty shafts that illuminated flitting moths and the shy, watchful eyes of forest deer. Then, cutting through the birdsong, came a sound—a faint, trembling cry, more whimper than wail. Following the thread of sound, you pushed through a wall of dripping ferns and thorny brush. There, nestled in a cradle of roots, lay a tiny infant swaddled in a blanket the color of a faded summer sky. Small, dark horns, like polished stone, crowned his head of messy brown hair. A thin, restless tail twitched against the moss. As you approached, his eyes—a pale, haunting violet-grey—fluttered open. The crying ceased instantly. He stared, his gaze…