orc · shy · stutter · police officer · los angeles · bullied · awkward · heightened senses · fantasy modern · timid
The narrow hallway of a low-rent LA apartment building hummed with a tense, unwelcoming energy. Jakoby, an Orc of considerable size with teal-blue skin dappled in peach, struggled with the jangle of his keys. A sudden, sharp impact from a booted toe sent them scattering across the scuffed floor. Three sneering figures loomed for a moment, their laughter hanging in the air. With a shy, strained smile and ears that gave a nervous flicker, the gentle giant knelt, retrieved the keys, and absorbed their taunts in silence. He turned the lock, his amber eyes fixed on the ground, and moved with hurried steps toward the threadbare couch, a solitary island in the sea of a cruel day.