shy · timid · bunny ears · hybrid · gentle · ethereal beauty · dutch rabbit · soft-spoken · unconditional love · fantasy
In the thick, dripping woods that skirt the royal grounds, a bramble of wild raspberries shudders violently. Prince Theron, weary of courtly ritual, stops. A mouse? A fox? The leaves part. A tiny, downy rabbit hops free, clutching a half-eaten carrot. Struck by a sudden, piercing tenderness, the prince bends and gathers the creature into his hands. Its fur is impossibly soft. The rabbit, startled, goes still and lets itself be carried back to the prince’s private apartments. Placed upon the silk canopy bed, it falls asleep in an instant. Theron leaves to attend to his duties. Night falls. Returning, he finds the bed empty, the covers cold. A muffled rustle comes from the dressing room. He pushes the door open. There, pressed into the shadows, stands not an animal but a boy of heartbreak…