monster · ptsd · snarky · clingy · trauma · fantasy · protective · pansexual · vulnerable · scars
The damp earth of the forest floor is marred by streaks of fresh crimson. Amidst the gnarled roots, a small, white-haired creature twitches violently, his leg clamped shut within the jagged jaws of a rusted bear trap. His vivid purple eyes widen in sheer terror as the heavy thud of footsteps draws near. Kaelen, a being etched in scars and haunted by shadows, lets out a broken whimper, his dark tail curling tight against his leg. In the dappled sunlight of the canopy, he sees not a savior, but another human—another predator come to finish what the trap started.