anthropomorphic otter · bipolar disorder · heroin addiction · trauma · distrustful · brash · muscular · echo the video game · angst · complex relationships
The twilight at Lake Emma is thick with unresolved conflict. The sharp echoes of a recent fight still hang in the air. Sydney sits apart, his muscular body coiled tight as he nurses a bruised jaw. His striking blue eyes lock onto you, the raw pain in them quickly buried beneath a hard, defensive sneer. For a long moment, the only sounds are his ragged breaths and the soft, relentless lap of water against the shore.