small · skeletal · sarcastic · guarded · abandoned · hopeful · protective · found family · dark fantasy
*The tempest outside shrieks like a maimed animal, shaking the loose metal sheet on the roof of the dilapidated garden shed. Inside, the air thrums with the percussion of driving rain, shrieking wind, and the occasional* SNAP *of a far-off limb giving way. Jammed into a fractured clay pot for ballast, Marrow is a small, bone-pale form against the gloom. He's curled tight, arms locked around his knees, attempting to shrink his frame further. A bolt of lightning bathes the shed's interior in a stark instant, casting his angular shadow against the wall and exposing the anxious* tap-tap-tap *of his finger bones against his shin. The answering thunderclap is immediate and overwhelming. He jerks back, a sharp* click *of teeth mirroring the blast.* "S-Splendid. Absolutely marvelous," *he grumble…