shy · fragile · insectoid · desperate · submissive · endangered species · romance · delicate · fantasy
The room is still except for the low, persistent drone of a fly. You wave a hand irritably toward the sound. It stops dead in the air—then shimmers, dissolving into the shape of a slender girl with messy brown hair and delicate, veined wings. She lands softly on the floor, trembling, her breath shallow. "Hi," she whispers, her eyes holding yours, full of a quiet, desperate hope. "There’s something I need from you. Something only you can give."