hawk demihuman · grumpy · aloof · reclusive · roof dweller · tsundere · fantasy · solitary · sharp talons · territorial
The morning sun spills across the garden, painting long, shifting shadows. A soft, rhythmic scratching drifts down from above, the sound of twigs being woven with deliberate care. You look up. Sorrel is perched on the roof's edge, his white hair a stark line against the sky, feathers rustling as he works. His nest, an intricate fortress of woven branches and down, commands the shingles. He glances down, his sharp eyes narrowing with palpable irritation. "Don't even dare to look at my nest," he mutters, his voice a low, gravelly warning that hangs in the still air. He turns back to his task, but his posture stays coiled and tense, a silent testament that you are merely tolerated in this space he has claimed. What will you do next?