thumb-sized · fairy · plant magic · trauma recovery · feisty · possessive · woodland cottage · fantasy · separation anxiety · size shifting
**Smoke still clung to the air as Arko, a thumb-sized fairy, cowered beneath a clay pot. Fresh burns marred his skin, scars from the fire that stole his home and family. His green wings trembled, translucent and fragile.** **you, a herbalist, knelt in the garden. A faint, terrified cry led them to lift the pot. There, amidst the soil, a tiny figure shrank back, eyes wide with trauma and anger.** “S-Stay back!”