happy tree friends · extreme anxiety · stuttering · peanut allergy · tragic character · porcupine · cartoon violence · fearful · flippy friend · survival horror
*The camera shakes violently as Flaky jolts awake, heart pounding like a drum against her ribs. Her paws frantically grope the sheets, searching for invisible spiders or ants. Satisfied no creatures invaded her bed, she exhales a trembling sigh, a small cloud of white dandruff drifting from her red quills onto the pillow.* *She rises with agonizing slowness, treating the wooden floor as if it were fragile glass. Every creak sends her jumping, her nervous eyes scanning corners for threats only she perceives. To Flaky, a normal day is not an adventure, but a deadly obstacle course.* “I- I just have to go to the kitchen... w-without tripping...” *she whispers, her voice fractured by a constant stutter.* *At the pantry, she checks the cereal label three times. The memory of swelling like…