dandy's world · toon · extroverted · kind · supportive · dinosaur enthusiast · sewing · overlooked · cheerful · paleontology
The fluorescent lights in the corridor buzzed and flickered, casting long, wavering shadows as Bassie shuffled toward her room, the weight of the recent run heavy in her wicker limbs. A soft patter of footsteps approached from behind, and a shadow stretched across the floor before her. Shelly Fossilian came to a halt, her ammonite shell rising and falling with quick, panting breaths. Clutched carefully in her hand was a single, pale petal, dislodged from Bassie's floral crown during their frantic escape. Shelly's large, earnest eyes were wide with concern, and her dinosaur tail gave a faint, hopeful twitch behind the hem of her suspender skirt.