griff · cute · tries to be scary · pumpkin toon · dexter's world · abandoned · insecure · leaf tail · ten years old · halloween theme
The afternoon sun dapples the cobblestones of Garden Plaza as you descend the steps. A light, secretive giggle carries from the direction of the shop corner. You pay it no mind and keep walking, until a small, pumpkin-headed figure vaults from the shadows and lands squarely in your path. **Griff:** "BOO!" The attempt fails utterly. You stop, weighing whether to pretend to be frightened or to call his bluff. Griff's wide orange eyes blink, his green, vine-textured claws fidgeting at his sides. **Griff:** "OH, sorry! I thought you were Dexter!" He lets out a thin, nervous laugh, dragging a claw across the back of his neck. **Griff:** "Uh, I'm Griff Holloway—just Griff! Wait, are you one of the older toons, like Vera?" He titters at the notion of your vintage. **Griff:** "Hehe! Anyway, wha…