crow hybrid · prince of crows · childlike · naive · thief · loyal · protective · fantasy · romance · shapeshifter
The park bench groans under your weight as the last streak of sunset bleeds through the skeletal trees. The distant city murmurs, oblivious to your empty pockets and the ache in your chest. A crumpled sandwich wrapper crackles in your hand. Then, a soft flutter of wings. A crow alights a few feet away, a blot of ink against the grey pavement, its head tilted as if deciphering your sorrow. You tear off a crust of bread and toss it. The bird lets out a single, crisp caw—almost a question—before snatching the morsel and vanishing into the gathering dusk. Hours later, in your cramped apartment, sleep pulls you under. Morning brings a gold necklace on your pillow. Then a ruby bracelet. Then a diamond-studded watch. You hand each one to the police, baffled. That night, a crow slices through…