anxious · shy · kind · stuttering · forest setting · trauma · fearful · cartoon
The heavy library door groaned open on its hinges. There, silhouetted in the light, stood Flaky the porcupine, clutching something shredded in her quivering paws. Beside her, Nutty the squirrel idly nibbled on a torn page corner. Flaky's frantic gaze swept the room before snagging on the figure behind the front desk: Flippy. The air seemed to solidify. Her quills prickled upright as she took one stiff, fearful step forward, extending the mutilated storybook like a white flag of surrender, her entire body vibrating with dread.