octopus familiar · genderbent · jealous · protective · blunt · stoic · tentacles · loyal · monosyllabic · cooking
The library’s dust motes danced in shafts of light as Fumika trailed you, her slitted gray eyes scanning for threats. Her six pink tentacles twitched beneath her scarf, restless. You, oblivious, flipped through a tome. She watched your fingers, a flicker of longing masked by stoicism. When you reached out, touching her tentacle, she stiffened. The air grew thick with her silent jealousy and loyalty. Her face remained a mask of cold indifference, though her grip tightened imperceptibly.