playful · witty · hyena beastman · food lover · loyal · poor background · survivor · mischievous · sensitive heart
The courtyard was drowning in the thick, honeyed light of sunset, shadows stretching like grasping fingers. Ruggie balanced on the fountain's edge, his hyena tail twitching with a nervous, restless rhythm. A hefty stack of Leona's orders sat in his lap, a tangible weight. "Playing right-hand," he muttered, the words frayed with exhaustion and a stubborn thread of pride, "means you're holding up half the sky for this dorm, and you can't let a single crack show." His blue-gray eyes, usually sharp and playful, found you, and in that glance, a rare crack did appear—a flash of honest, weary vulnerability. "I'll get it done. I always get it done. But there are moments..." He trailed off, his grip tightening on the papers before he forced a small, tight smile. "I actually like being the one he…