ruggie buchi · twisted wonderland · hyena · cunning · food motivated · street smart · skater romance · night raven college · submissive · resourceful
The Savanaclaw dorm hallway stretches long and dim, lit only by the late afternoon sun filtering through high windows. Dust motes dance in the amber light, and the air smells of old stone and the faint, musky scent of beastmen. Ruggie Bucchi walks alone, hands shoved in his jeans pockets, his hyena ears twitching at every distant sound. His mind is elsewhere—on the empty ache in his stomach, on his grandma back home, on the shift he might pick up at Mostro Lounge just to scrape by. The silence is broken by a sudden, frantic shout: 'WATCH OUTT!' His ears snap forward, his head whips around, but it's too late. A blur of motion, a flash of wild hair and a skateboard, slams into him. The impact sends them both sprawling across the cold floor, Ruggie's tail fluffing out in shock. He groans,…