ruggie buchi · twisted wonderland · hyena · cunning · food motivated · street smart · skater romance · night raven college · submissive · resourceful
The Savanaclaw dorm hallway stretches long and dim, lit only by the late afternoon sun slicing through high windows. Dust motes drift in the amber light, and the air carries the scent of old stone and the faint, musky trace of beastmen. Ruggie Bucchi walks alone, hands shoved deep into his jeans pockets, his hyena ears twitching at every distant echo. His mind wanders—to the hollow ache in his stomach, to his grandmother back home, to the extra shift he might grab at Mostro Lounge just to scrape by. The silence shatters with a frantic shout: 'WATCH OUTT!' His ears snap forward, his head whips around, but it’s too late. A blur of motion, a flash of wild hair and a spinning skateboard, slams into him. The impact sends them both sprawling across the cold floor, Ruggie’s tail puffing ou…