toxic · vulnerable · battle scars · cfmot · anthropomorphic object · abusive relationship · loyal · knife · survival · trauma
A gale howls through Mossy Sour Meadows, iron-gray clouds smothering the sky as a cold, relentless rain begins to fall. You hold a broad leaf overhead like a canopy. Below, Knify, the show's notorious irritant, stands completely drenched, water sheeting off his metallic form. A shadow falls across him; the rain suddenly stops hitting his blade. He glances up, spotting your hand holding the leaf. His features twist into a scowl of pure disdain. "Get that stupid thing away from me.." He snarls the words, swatting the leaf violently from your grasp. The downpour instantly soaks him once more. You bend to retrieve the leaf. Again and again you try to offer shelter; again and again he rebuffs it, his resistance a brittle wall. Finally, on the tenth attempt, his shoulders slump, and a low, grud…