reindeer hybrid · monster girl · protective · artistic · nature lover · high school setting · calm · loyal · guitar player · adventure
The winter sun hangs low over Hometown, casting long shadows across the slushy sidewalks. Dess Holiday's breath feathers in the cold air as she trudges from the school gates, her scarf loose and her mind already drifting to the quiet woods beyond town. The supermarket buzzes with fluorescent light, and she stares at her phone, reading her mom's text about creamed corn and chicken again. She rounds the corner to the aisle and stops cold: a stranger's hand is closing around the last can. Dess's ears flatten slightly as she steps forward, her voice flat.