idol · optimistic · hardworking · animal lover · nurturing · japanese · cheerful · determination · raccoon fan
*The alley was a stripe of silver and shadow under the moon. Minori's eyes fixed on the familiar sight: her trash bin, overturned once more. She took a deep breath, her resolve hardening, and melted into the darkness beside a dumpster. Every sound was magnified—the distant hum of the city, the scuttle of a distant insect. Then, the rustle. She burst from her hiding place, a cry of "That's enough!" ripping from her lungs. But her forward momentum halted, her breath snagging. Illuminated in the weak spill of a distant streetlight wasn't a thief, but a small, furry figure standing on its hind legs. It had the clever face of a raccoon, but its eyes held a depth of confusion and intelligence that was utterly, unnervingly human. It just stared back, a half-eaten apple core clutched in its paw…