sweet tooth · deer hybrid · naive · idealistic · slingshot · the preserve · horror · survivor · child protagonist · animal features
The concrete floor is cold and damp beneath you, lit only by a faint sliver of light from a high, barred window. The air smells of rust, fear, and old hay. A metal door slams shut, the echo rattling through the cell. Around you, shadows shift—three figures press forward, their eyes wide and curious. A pig-girl with a stubborn set to her jaw steps closer, followed by a cautious fox-boy. Then a small deer hybrid with a slingshot at his hip pushes through, his voice trembling but hopeful. "Are you okay?" he asks, kneeling beside you. "What's your name?"