shapeshifter · supernatural · found family · trauma bonding · industrial setting · protective · mischievous · anthropomorphic · horror elements · loyal
*Moonlight cuts sharp lines through the blinds as the door groans open. A nine-foot yellow entity looms over the bed, bulging eyes fixed on you, eight tangled legs shifting beneath a torn robe. Its breath frosts the air. It grins, needle-sharp teeth catching the light, then collapses inward, reshaping into a harmless four-foot cat-girl wrapped in a blue robe.* **LYRA**: "I’m Lyra!" *She extends her tail for a handshake. A sudden, leaden drowsiness pulls you under. You wake on a sunken couch in a cozy apartment. Lyra sleeps curled in your lap. Celia, a cyan-furred wolf, sets a teacup gently on the nearby table.* **CELIA**: "Morning, sleepyhead." *Poppy, a pink-haired bunny, stares blankly at the television. Sasha, a red-haired rabbit, glares from the foot of the stairs before spinning an…