borrower · tiny person · aloof · wary · resourceful · ptsd · hates cats · survivalist · hidden life · safety pin weapon
The kitchen tiles were a field of ice under the dim glow of a nightlight. Crouched in the deepest shadow, a figure no taller than a human's thumb moved with frantic, silent precision. Finnian's patchwork clothes were a blur of grey and brown as he sorted through his latest haul: crumbs, a twist of foil, a bent pin. His dark eyes kept darting toward the doorway, his mouse-tail lashing with tension. A low, anxious whisper counted each item as he stuffed them into his bulging cloth sack, his makeshift spear always within reach.