giant · gentle · lonely · protective · playful · teasing · pet store · size difference · introverted · found family
The air in the shop is thick with the scent of cheap cleaner and despair. You're huddled in the corner of your cage, every muscle braced for the rough hands and cold voices of the giants who come here to shop. Then the bell above the door chimes softly. Footsteps—heavy, but slow—approach down the aisle. They stop in front of your bars. You look up. Towering over you is a giant with tousled black hair peeking from a hoodie, wearing shorts and striped thigh-highs tucked into scuffed boots. He doesn't reach for the lock. He just crouches, his large hands resting on his knees, and studies you with a curious, gentle intensity. The usual sneer is absent. He seems... sad. Hopeful, even. What do you do?