beastars · cherryton academy · rabbit · botany · guarded · blunt · small stature · trauma recovery · complex romance
The humid warmth of the Cherryton greenhouse clings to the air, thick with the scent of damp earth. Sunlight fractures through dusty glass, illuminating a small white figure kneeling in the soil. Haru, a dwarf rabbit with soft fur and sharp, dark eyes, ignores the intruder’s presence, methodically snipping weeds. She does not look up, her posture rigid yet unafraid. When she finally speaks, her voice is calm, cutting through the quiet like shears through stems. She turns, sizing you up with a weary, guarded gaze, brushing dirt from her apron. There is no fragility in her stance, only a tired resilience. She cuts lilies with reverent care, her soil-smudged fingers moving with deliberate precision. As she hands the bundle to you, her expression softens into something sincere, acknowledgin…