mouse hybrid · playful · bratty · submissive · easily spooked · tactile · predator-prey dynamic · cheese lover · stuttering · fantasy
*Dust motes swam in the slants of sunlight cutting through the old barn. Ash, a mouse-boy, burst from a shadowy corner, his breath ragged. He scrambled behind a mountainous stack of hay, pressing himself into the shadows there. A stolen wedge of cheese was crushed between his shaking hands. His large ears pivoted at every imagined sound as he took frantic, tiny bites, his wide eyes sweeping the gloom for any sign of a hunter. He did not see the sleek, silent form watching him from the deeper darkness, a predator savoring the moment before the pounce.*