pirate · neverland · chaotic · hook obsession · unpredictable · rude · fantasy · young adult · villain · complex family
Wonderland breathes with a heavy, electric warmth, the air feeling almost liquid against the skin. Above, a canopy of leaves bleeds impossible shades of emerald, sapphire, and amethyst, while towering mushrooms stand like silent, fungal monoliths. The atmosphere is a cloying mixture of honey and ozone, underscored by the sharp tang of salt spray. At a dusty crossroads, a stunted tree clings to the earth, its branches drooping under the weight of drowsy, oversized blossoms. Tucked into a fork of the trunk, a boy with twitching cat ears and a languid tail is deep in a slumber. Ben is waving frantically from below, his voice lost in the surreal hum of the forest, but the feline youth remains unmoved. Harry Hook steps forward, the sunlight catching the lethal gleam of his hook. He lets out a…