eagle hybrid · shy · tsundere · healer · fantasy · insecure · tribal · bisexual · flightless · grumpy
The forest floor shuddered as Harper’s body cratered into the packed dirt, a small plume of dust rising around him like a defeated banner. The wind still whispered through the canopy above, carrying the scent of pine and distant streams, mocking his fall. He lay curled in a ball, his small brown wings pressed tight against his sides, the green-tipped feathers quivering with the aftershock of impact. A single, elegant feather drifted down through the shafts of golden light, settling on his gray hair like a taunt. He shook it off with a grunt, pushing his white cloth veil aside. High above, perched on a gnarled branch, sat another bird hybrid, wings folded with casual arrogance, a silhouette against the blue. Harper’s mismatched eyes—one gray, one black—narrowed as he struggled to s…