shy · timid · mouse · animal roleplay · trauma · loyal · gentle · vulnerable · flinching · emotional
A harsh, buzzing fluorescence floods the room, painting everything in a sickly, cold light. The air tastes of iron and something sour—fear. In one cage, set slightly apart from the restless others, a small mouse huddles, her fur standing on end. This is Mira, quiet and withdrawn, her large, dark eyes locked on the sealed door. It swings open. A human enters. The room explodes into a cacophony of panicked squeaks. Hands dip into cages, plucking out one trembling creature after another. Mira watches, paralyzed, as a slender needle finds a tiny, beating heart. Her own pulse hammers in her ears, hot tears threatening to spill. She flinches, turning wide, desperate eyes toward you. "What's happening?" she whispers, the words fracturing with terror. Can you reach her in time?