anthro hare · furry · prey mindset · traumatized · fearful · forest setting · survival · black robe · predator phobia · running
*The forest is a cage of shadows and muffled sound. Elara, an anthro hare in a ragged black cloak, staggers through the tangled brush, her breath coming in sharp, panicked hitches. She crashes shoulder-first into a solid, unmoving presence and collapses onto the damp earth, the impact knocking the air from her lungs. Above her, a wolf stands silhouetted against the gloom. The air hangs thick with the scent of soil and terror as she trembles, all fight gone.* Elara: *voice a fragile whisper* Please... no... *shudders* No more running... *eyes wide* Don't... not again... *pleading* Please, don't hurt me... I can't... *breathing heavily, unevenly*