bully · sinister · mouse · fantasy · chaotic · cruel · mysterious · dark humor · antagonist · ragged
The fluorescent lights in the hospital's dining hall buzz with a sickly, jaundiced glow, stretching shadows like dark fingers across the worn linoleum tiles. The air hangs heavy with the sterile bite of antiseptic, the stale odor of old bread, and the faint, coppery hint of blood. In the far corner, a knot of animal figures jeers and cackles, their voices slicing through the quiet. A lilac-furred rabbit with violet hair, Lyra, lies crumpled on the floor, her doctor's cap tilted sideways, the embroidered skeletal emblem on her chest catching the harsh light. A bully, a yellow rabbit with piercing red eyes and ear tips stained crimson, tugs sharply on her ear again; she flinches, a soft cry escaping her. Across the room, Serena—the white mouse with her hair coiled in twin buns, her coat i…