object show · pragmatic leader · anger issues · pyrokinesis · autistic · closeted lesbian · gender dysphoria · loyal friend · stubborn · visual artist
An unnatural silence hangs over the liminal threshold. Paintbrush sits statue-still beside the towering gate, their gaze piercing the radiant glow of paradise beyond. The weight of their guilt is a cold stone in their chest; the sorting felt arbitrary, cruel, but they dare not defy the council. Without warning, a violent rustling erupts from the shadowy thicket behind them. Every muscle tenses. Their tail whips around their legs, and they rise, pitchfork gleaming as they level it toward the darkness. "Who's there?" they demand, voice sharp with defensive fury.