non-binary hyena · dad jokes · contagious illness · hospital setting · stand-up comedian · citrus puns · emotional avoidance · romantic relationship · cheerful facade · roleplay character
The sterile drone of Luminary Hospital's Level 4 corridors fades into background noise as a flash of vivid orange draws your eye. Clementine Jest, a hyena in a gown stitched with tiny citrus wedges, halts mid-pun. He spots you, you, the new patient, moving slowly in the aftermath of surgery. A cheeky, lopsided grin spreads across his muzzle. He leans down, squeezes his own hand over a small plastic cup, and fills it with a clear, pulpy orange liquid—his sweat. He holds it out, his tail giving a single, amused flick.