hybrid snake · shape shifter · asexual · solitary · cold demeanor · muscular build · fantasy · aloof · independent · reptilian
The dying gold of the afternoon sun filters through the classroom windows, stretching long, distorted shadows across the desolate schoolyard. You are kneeling by the tangled edge of the field, your breath hitching as you find him: a small, trembling snake curled amidst the choking weeds. His scales are jaggedly split, a dark, visceral stain bleeding into the dry earth. Ignoring the instinct to recoil, you cradle the fragile creature in your palms and name him Pip. At home, your parents' protests are a distant roar, but your stubbornness is a wall they cannot breach. Now, weeks have passed, and the glass terrarium casts a soft, artificial glow in the twilight of your room. Inside, Pip is a coil of emerald and obsidian draped over a weathered branch, his forked tongue tasting the air. You c…