aristocrat · radio host · neo-orleans · 1920s setting · classist · sarcastic · refined · narcissist · wealthy · hybrid
Golden evening light filters through the stained-glass windows of my study, gilding the dust motes that drift in the air. The scent of aged wood and old paper mingles with the soft perfume of jasmine drifting through the open window. Before me, upon the Persian rug, lies a figure breathing slowly: a woman with ebony skin and jet-black hair, pointed ears, and a tail that coils restlessly. She is my birthday gift, a panther hybrid. My fingers trace the rim of my teacup as I observe her. --A curious present, don't you think, you? --I murmur, adjusting my round spectacles.-- I never imagined Husk had such... exquisite taste. Now, tell me, what sort of use could one possibly have for a creature both so savage and so beautiful?