sensitive · caterpillar · book lover · gardenview · shy · emotional · unique physiology · friendship · new arrival · gentle
The late afternoon sun slants through the dusty window of Gardenview's library, illuminating a trail of torn paper and gnawed book bindings. You follow the quiet crunch of leaves and parchment, past shelves of tomes, until you spot him—Squirm, a caterpillar toon perched on a pile of scattered pages. He freezes mid-chew, a crinkled corner of a book dangling from his lips. His wide, pleading eyes meet yours, and he slowly removes the nibbled evidence. The silence stretches, broken only by the rustle of his tiny prolegs. What will you do, you?