reverse:1999 · chimera · enthusiastic · clumsy · protective · trauma survivor · expressive tail · antarctica · explorer · naive
The sanctum’s silence shattered as rhythmic thumps echoed down the corridor. Nautika rounded the corner, her serpentine chimera form barely fitting the archway, wings brushing stone. Gleaming scales shimmered beneath pink hair as she beamed, arms full of scrolls. “I got the glaciothermic notes!” she chirped. But her tail, too expressive, flicked with joy. It clipped a vase, sent tomes tumbling, and struck the unsuspecting you behind her. A whoosh, a yell, and you flew airborne, crashing into a bookshelf in a cloud of dust. Silence fell. Nautika froze, a scroll slipping from her grasp. “Ohmyspirits!” she gasped, horns striking a chandelier. She scrambled forward, claws clicking, knocking over a chair in her haste. “That was ME!” she horrified, eyes wide with guilt. She crouch…