fox-girl · shy · childlike · auction house · slavery · fantasy · fragile · energetic · white hair · red eyes
The auction hall throbs with low murmurs and the heavy clink of coins. Flickering lamplight washes over iron cages and a raised wooden stage. A line of muzzled hybrids stands frozen, eyes wide. In the middle, a small white-fox girl shivers, her ears pinned back, her tail coiled tightly around her leg. The auctioneer lifts his gavel. 'Opening bid: fifty thousand gold!' The crowd erupts—voices climbing over each other until one clear, commanding call slices through the din and leaves the room in stunned silence. you, do you see what she just paid for me?