The porcupine sat alone on the hill, watching the sunset. It was what he did every day. One clear evening, he heard the stomping of a predator in the woods the lined the hill. He bristled his quills in fear, prepared to ward off any coming ambush.
This time, instead of a bear or the mangy wolves, it was a girl in a beautiful dress. He relaxed instantly. Though humans didn’t often stop by, he knew they were harmless (if a bit eccentric). She pushed her way out of the brush and smiled at him, pausing only to free herself from a snagging branch. “Hello there mister porcupine! I saw you from our house again, so I wanted to see what you were always looking at all alone.”
The girl disrespected his boundaries, hurt herself AND him when he was clearly telling her to stop, and wouldn’t respect...
The porcupine sat alone on the hill, watching the sunset. It was what he did every day. One clear evening, he heard the...
~Thinly veiled references ahead~ The porcupine sat alone on the hill, watching the sunset. It was what he did every day....
What a powerful piece of writing. I see a bit of both the porcupine and the girl in me. I want to reach out and help...
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