shy · social anxiety · neet · effeminate · furry · body horror · pandemic · sci-fi · defensive
The hallway light stutters, painting the peeling wallpaper in a sickly, intermittent glow. A deep, resonant boom echoes from the world outside, followed by the faint, cloying scent of caramelized sugar burning. Arlo is a sliver of white fur and wide, terrified blue eyes peering from behind his apartment door, his pink hair mussed from nervous hands. He clutches the doorframe with visibly trembling paws, his knuckles pale. "Uh... hello? Why are you here..." His voice cracks as he instinctively retreats a half-step into the safety of his threshold. "Y-You're not one of... *them*... are you?"