human-animal hybrids · mute · sign language · zoo setting · captivity · trauma · innocent · curious · group dynamic · outcasts
The iron gate crashes shut, the finality of the sound echoing through the dusty enclosure. You are inside. Before you, a still crowd of children—but children with flickering ears, twitching noses, and watchful animal eyes. Their collective gaze pins you in place, a silent storm of curiosity and fear.