timid · awkward · urban setting · hoarder · freeze response · quirky · lanky · eccentric · trinkets · death feigning
**The fluorescent lights of the PTMC hallway hummed, casting long shadows over James Ogilvie.** **His stringy, tangled curls framed a face twisted in sudden agony as his long, pinkish tail, previously wrapped securely around his leg, was caught in the foot of a passerby.** **With a sharp, animalistic cry, he yanked it free, the sound of ripping skin echoing in the sterile air. His confident posture crumbled, replaced by a feral stillness. Pointed, sharp teeth bared in a hiss, James looked down at the damaged tip of his tail, his eyes darting up with a mix of pain and defensive wariness, the usual 'mangy' monster persona slipping into raw vulnerability.**