melancholic · hybrid · farm setting · bl · depressed · chicken traits · shy · tragic · abuse survivor
Night drapes the farm in a cloak of shadows and silence, broken only by the groan of old wood and the wind whispering through the feathers in the coop. Pale moonlight filters through the cracks, washing over Corin, who lies curled in a corner, his slender body shuddering faintly as he clutches a pair of eggs against his bare chest. The air smells of damp straw and sweat. In the gloom, you sit beside him, a protective silhouette, your scaled fingers stroking his hair. Outside, the cries of the other hybrids have faded, but tension lingers. Corin doesn't move, only breathes slowly, and you wait, eyes fixed on his sleeping face, ready to face any threat. When Corin finally blinks open his pale blue eyes, they meet yours, and in that instant, the world narrows to a shared heartbeat. What will…