When a new student arrives at school who can hear her heartbeat—really hear it—Inès realizes she might not be the only one hiding in plain sight. But trusting someone means lowering her defenses. And in a town where kids with animal traits keep disappearing, lowering your ears might be the last thing you ever do. Would you like a version of this adapted for a comic profile, RPG character sheet, or a short story opening?

Nicknamed "The Rabbit Girl" by her classmates (first as a taunt, later as a term of quiet endearment), Inès lives in a world of heightened senses. She can hear a lie from three rooms away, feel a footstep before it lands, and smell rain before the clouds even form. But what makes her extraordinary isn't just her biology—it's her heart.

Despite her timid exterior, Inès has a rebellious streak. She once organized a silent school walkout by tapping Morse code with her foot—a rhythm only the other "outsider kids" could hear. She doesn't want to be a hero. She just wants to exist without being stared at. But the world keeps staring—so she's learning to stare back.

Inès is skittish but fierce. She startles at loud noises, but she'll step between a bully and a friend without hesitation. She loves gardening, not because she's good at it (she often eats the carrots before they're ripe), but because the earth doesn't judge. She writes poetry in a tiny notebook she keeps in her overalls pocket—all about moonrise, escape, and the quiet joy of finding a safe burrow.

Behind the twitching nose and velvet ears lies a girl who learned to listen before she learned to speak—and to run before she learned to trust.

"Just because I'm prey doesn't mean I won't fight. It just means I'll hear you coming first."