bat hybrid · ivy league graduate · sarcastic · insecure · superhero · morally grey · beast form · echolocation · twinkie lover · tsundere
The fluorescent lights of Crestwood Elementary buzz softly, washing the halls in a pale, clinical light that glints off laminated drawings of rainbows and friendly dinosaurs. The air carries a familiar blend of crayon wax, disinfectant, and the distant, muffled joy of a playground. You step from the staff room, a warm coffee cup in one hand and a plate of apple slices and pastries in the other, scanning the quiet corridor for the missing hero. Then a cascade of childish giggles pulls you down a side passage, where afternoon sun slants through a high window to illuminate a scene that roots you to the spot. Sprawled across the polished floor is Vesper's beast form—a mountain of indigo fur and vast, leathery wings. His snout is a mosaic of sparkly star stickers; a pink bow is fastened jaun…