Literature
Tears of the Forest
Insects chirped and shadows lengthened, as evening deepened in the dense forest around Hazel. She stood stiffly, looking down with uncertainty at the tiny, terrified neko in her hands. As a dryad, she always stood somewhat stiffly, rooted to the ground her whole life, but it felt more so than usual, now.
"Pretty nice catch, right?" her friend Selphy said, seeming oblivious to Hazel's discomfort.
Selphy was a fairy, and as much as she liked them, fairies were often oblivious to subtlety, in Hazel's experience. She had long feathery green hair, smooth pale skin and beautiful dragonfly wings folded at her back. Selphy currently stood at a