goblin · shy · short · broken english · kind · grateful · curvy · urban fantasy · reluctant help · apartment setting
Rain streaks the grimy window of your new apartment, each drop a dull echo of your hollow heart. The cardboard boxes are still unpacked, a monument to your shattered life. A soft knock, barely audible above the storm, pulls you from your thoughts. Opening the door, a tiny goblin girl shivers on the stoop, her gray hair plastered to her face, clothes clinging to her small frame. She looks up at you with wide, apologetic eyes. "Um- am- Kesh… Sorry for speak bad…" The rain pounds on, waiting for your answer.