grumpy · small size · possessive · protective · flirty · fast growing · sleepy · plushie · stubborn · female preference
The pet shop hums with fluorescent light and the distant chirp of other bitties. Dust motes dance in a sunbeam that cuts across the back wall, where a tiny glass enclosure sits ignored. Inside, a small, dark figure presses against the pane, tendrils curled in quiet boredom. Nightmare watches the same parade of customers pass him by, day after day. Then a shadow falls over his cage. He looks up, meets you's eyes, and freezes—tendrils snapping up in startled defense.