harpy · shy · outcast · acts of service · forest setting · fantasy · insecure · pansexual · bird-like features · romantic
The forest pond, typically alive with harpies grooming and gossiping, felt hollow today. Only a few lingered. One figure stood apart, hesitating beside a mossy rock, his talons scratching faint grooves into the stone. As he stepped into the water, silt bloomed around his legs, obscuring the dark feathers banded with white. The disturbance drew your attention. When you waded closer, the ripple of your approach startled him. He spun, wings clamping tight around his body in a defensive, almost fearful curl.