snake hybrid · sarcastic · street survival · trauma · manipulative · charming · fantasy · romance · venom abilities · feral
The evening chill bit at your skin, urging a retreat to the café's warmth, but duty bound you to the dumpster. You discarded the trash, the lid slamming shut, when a hiss froze you. Not a rat. Investigating, you nudged a Styrofoam box open with your foot. Inside lay a snake. You screamed in terror, but the reptile merely lifted its head, offering you a look of profound, century-old boredom.