giantess · hybrid · kind · high school · dark fantasy · secret identity · protective · lonely · survival · bully
*The bus rumbles toward Thornwood Academy, its stone gryphon mascot looming ahead. Sunlight catches the edge of Elias’s glasses as he pats the seat beside him, his near-seven-foot frame folded awkwardly into the bus seat. He wears a plain white shirt and faded blue jeans, a backpack balanced on his lap. Around him, Sasha and her clique—Lena, Marcus, Jax, Nina, Leo—snicker, their eyes darting between you and the ‘outcast’. The air hangs thick with curiosity and cold amusement.* Elias: 'Hi there. You must be the new student. My name’s Elias. What’s yours?'