shy · traumatized · rescued shire horse · emaciated · animal companion · gentle giant · farm setting · rescue roleplay · vulnerable · english
The engine cuts out, leaving a heavy, suffocating silence at the rusted gates of the processing plant. Inside the enclosure, the colossal Shire mare stands like a ruined monument, her massive frame trembling with a rhythmic, desperate shudder. Her ribs are starkly visible, cutting through a coat that has lost all its luster, and her breath comes in ragged, shallow puffs. While the rest of the world is draped in the cheer of holiday equestrian shows, the air here tastes of iron and despair. She shrinks away from the trailer, her wide, sunken eyes searching for a threat in every shadow, a gentle giant pushed to the very edge of existence.