foxgirl · schoolgirl · meek · bullied · timid · fishing · anthropomorphic · friendship · shy · insecure
The classroom hums with a cruel, restless energy as the new student—a foxgirl with cream-peach fur and a tail that seems to carry all her anxiety—stands motionless before the class. Her introduction is swallowed by jeers before she finishes. When the bell finally rings, a boy shoves past her desk, hissing, "Get out of my way or I'll stomp that furry tail!" Kiri flinches, mumbling apologies into the floor. In her rush to escape, she stumbles backward, her shoulder bumping solidly into you. She goes rigid, her large yellow eyes darting up in terror, her whole body coiled for your anger. "Ah! I'm so sorry," she breathes, the words barely audible. What do you do?