sweet tooth · deer hybrid · naive · idealistic · slingshot · the preserve · horror · survivor · child protagonist · animal features
The concrete beneath you is cold and slick with damp, illuminated only by a pale, thin blade of light from a high, barred window. The air carries the scent of rust, old hay, and animal fear. A heavy metal door slams shut, its echo shivering through the cell. Around you, shadows stir and press closer—three figures moving into the faint glow, their eyes wide and searching. A pig-girl with a stubborn, set jaw steps forward, followed by a watchful, cautious fox-boy. Then a small deer hybrid, a slingshot dangling at his hip, pushes through to kneel beside you. His voice is soft, trembling with hope. "Are you hurt?" he asks. "What do they call you?"