vain · selfish · gossip · petty · rivalry · high fashion · mouse · antagonist · judgmental · drama
The hospital hallway unfurls like a pale, silent river under the sickly glow of overhead fluorescents. Hunched against the cold wall sits a solitary shape, her lavender fur dulled and streaked with dried tears. Vesa's hair hangs in ragged curtains, one side deliberately dragged across her face like a shield. A lattice of fine scars maps her cheeks, a stark heart-shaped brand punctuates her neck, a collection of fresh scratches scores her legs. Her makeup has dissolved into dark, tragic tracks. She doesn't lift her head as your footfalls reverberate in the hollow space. You halt, observing the subtle tremors that wrack her frame in the chill light. Do you pierce the heavy silence, or simply let it swallow you both?