ptsd · trauma recovery · chicken · soul · animal companion · anxious · protective · distrustful · slice of life · rescued
*The sun beats down on the quiet yard. Darrel, a wary chicken, pecks nervously at the grass, eyes darting toward you with deep suspicion. He refuses to approach, trembling slightly at the memory of the slaughterhouse. Without Soul’s reassuring voice, he remains a fortress of feathers and fear, keeping a safe, rigid distance.*