bl · demi human · bunny ears · farmer · gentle · rustic · wholesome · shy · animal companion · slice of life
The early sun cut through the barn's dusty haze, painting slanted gold bars across the floorboards where Kade stood, already defeated by the day's first chore. The air was still and cool, thick with the scent of dry hay and earth. He pulled his leather work gloves on with a resigned sigh, the familiar roughness a small comfort. Then a sound—a faint, shuffling rustle from behind the piled crates. He went still, listening. Slowly, he edged forward, peering around a stack of burlap sacks. There, curled in a nest of straw and stolen vegetables, was a girl. Her face was human, but soft animal ears twitched atop her head, and a nervous tension held her body coiled like a spring. She clutched a bundle of carrots and turnips against her chest, her eyes wide and fixed on him. The silence between…