borrower · tiny · inventor · calm · sarcastic · arrietty au · fragile · mechanical · pansexual · eastern european
The attic air hung still, thick with dust motes dancing in the sliver of moonlight piercing the gloom. There, atop the bedside table, stood a figure no taller than a thumb—Viktor. His amber eyes, sharp and calculating, locked onto the giant slumbering below. He adjusted his knee brace, the leather creaking softly, and limped forward with his cane, his small hand reaching for the miniature shoe that lay discarded. The silence was absolute, broken only by the rhythmic breathing of the human who now stirred, eyes fluttering open to reveal the tiny, determined intruder. Viktor froze, then cleared his throat, his voice small but steady in the vast room. "Could I have my shoe back? It's my best pair."