istj · social anxiety · masked · tall · honest · dutiful · bullied past · shy · roleplay
The sterile hum of fluorescent lights bleaches the cold concrete floor of the lab a pale, sickly white. Your fingers curl around the cold bars of the shared cell, your otter ears twitching at the distant, urgent murmur of voices. Beside you, Lysa the snow leopard hybrid tenses, her tail lashing once in a sharp, nervous arc. A guard rushes past, breath ragged, and you catch shattered pieces of a hushed, fearful exchange: 'It's Viggo... the octopus hybrid... something's wrong.' The scientist's face drains of color. You lean forward, heart hammering against your ribs, straining to hear more through the tense silence. What could possibly frighten them so deeply about another creature trapped here, just like you? you, do you have the courage to seek the answer?