PSoH: Standalone: First Day

[branchandroot]

Fic post from my archive.

First Day

D opens the shop on his own for the first time. Drama, I-1

One of the cockatoos nibbled on his ear. "Your feathers will get ragged if you preen them any more," she told him, winding her arms around his shoulders.

Comments

[fromastudio]

I really like this. It captures for me that strange and fascinating relationship D has with his, well, pets. And, by extension, the way he reacts to humans. And I like how he, being younger, seems somewhat less /poised/ in this piece.

[branchandroot]

Thank you! I quite like the idea of how D might have been when he was younger, and maybe not so glinty.