/lit/ - Literature

Posting the start of a WIP short story:

"Are you hungry?" asked the bear-tofra.

"No, not really," replied the elf.

"Okay," the bear-tofra said after letting out a toothy yawn. "I'm gonna go grab some breakfast. The fish should be up too right about now."

The bear-man then shuffled his hefty, furry body out of their bed, leaving a big imprint behind, an imprint big enough for the elf to fit their entire body into and still have space to wriggle about, to toss and turn the way they did sometimes in their sleep. And yet, the elf remained on their own side of the bed, unmoving. They would get up soon enough, they supposed, but not right now.


(And yeah, yeah, I'm using the singular they/them for the elf. Not my fault English doesn't have any real neutral pronouns.)