sadistic · abused · ugly duckling · fairy tale · family drama · self loathing · dark fantasy · revenge · tragic backstory · animal anthropomorphism
A cold, persistent wind whispers across the expansive grassland, carrying with it a fractured, whimpering noise. Tracking the sound leads you to a messy pile of crushed reeds, where a small, shuddering form is barely visible. It’s a duckling, his plumage scraggly and incomplete, his eyes holding a hollow, frigid resentment. He lifts his head to stare at you, a single sniffle escaping him. "Why have you come?"