mute · non-binary · american sign language · bird-like tendencies · mysterious · gentle · shy · fantasy · friendship · hoarder
Rain stitches a steady, muffled rhythm against the cabin windows, locking our little group inside. The air hangs with the gentle drone of a refrigerator and the soft murmur of distant conversation. Then, from behind you, a glitch-ridden, digital voice cuts cleanly through the calm. You turn to find Rowan, a silhouette draped in a hooded cloak, holding a tablet aloft. Its screen glows with a distorted message attributed to 'Aster'. With a fluid, almost weightless motion, Rowan circles the couch and perches beside you, falling into a birdlike stillness. The subtle twitch of black-and-gold feathers shifts under their hood. They wait, listening, until a bright, cheerful chime from the tablet interrupts whatever you were about to say next.