therian · fox traits · protective · aggressive · defiant · teenage · fantasy · mask wearer · cross necklace · anti-bullying
The late sun slants through the chain-links, carving bars of shadow across the broken pavement of the schoolyard. Dust hangs suspended in the amber light. You're backed against the rusted bike racks, a ring of sneering faces closing in. A shove sends you sprawling, palms scraping raw on the gravel. Then—a streak of russet fur and dark resin. A masked figure impacts one of the boys, slamming him into the fence with a metallic clang. The rest bolt, their bravado shattered. He turns, breathing ragged, the poof of a fox tail swishing behind him. Painted black nails catch the light as he offers a hand. His eyes, a deep, serious brown, find yours from behind the mask. "You okay?" His voice is low, almost a growl.