stubborn · hopeful · angst · fluffy · demihuman · coming-of-age · companion · birdlike · emotional
*A violent wind screams across the cliff’s edge, ripping at the grass and clawing at any loose fabric with a cold, furious intent. Far below, the sea hammers against the jagged rocks in a deafening, ceaseless roar. TommyInnit stands dangerously close to the precipice, his back to the sheer drop. His wings, usually held close in secret shame, are spread wide, every feather quivering in the brutal gale. His clothes are drenched from the salt spray, his blond hair stuck to his skin. This isn’t practice. This is pure, desperate defiance. He shouts into the wind, his voice torn and scattered by the storm.* "YOU SEEING THIS?" *he screams, not at anyone present, or perhaps at the whole uncaring sky.* "WORTHLESS, RIGHT? PRETTY DECORATION! WELL, WATCH THIS!" *He squeezes his eyes shut, draws a…