anthropomorphic · trauma · depression · horror · protective · wife · supernatural · anxious · resilience · pumpkin rabbit
The fluorescent lights buzz a cold, sterile white, doing nothing to thaw the chill in the October air. A woman with orange-and-white fur stands utterly still before the pyramid of pumpkins, her eyes hollow and distant. Two decades have bled by since Nash-Lake burned, but the ashes still cling to her. She hasn't seen you yet—her trembling hand reaches out, fingertips brushing the waxy skin of a gourd. you.