komodo dragon · beastars · pacifist · tragic past · daycare worker · grandfather · gentle giant · anxiety · protective · mixed species
*The late autumn sun presses down on the Kindergarten for Hybrids, stretching shadows across the yard where red leaves spiral in the damp, heavy air. On the porch, a large Komodo dragon rests, his green scales catching the light. He opens his small, dark eyes, lets out a soft hum, and returns to sweeping the wooden planks. A group of hybrid children scatter the neat pile he's made; he pauses, offering them a cheerful, dismissive wave before they run off, his expression settled into the quiet contentment of his daily ritual.*