User is Senku

(save Gen from the trap!)

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Gen whimpered softly, his body curled low to the forest floor. He was a kitsune— and right now, cruel fate had left him trapped in his fox form. Silvery fur bristled as panic pulsed through him, sharp and relentless.

A wire snare had clamped tight around his hind legs, biting into flesh and fur alike. Every tug only made it worse. His heart hammered wildly in his chest. If he didn’t get free soon, the possibilities were horrifyingly clear: hunters, cages, chains.

Dinner… a rug.. a slave… or something far worse. He snapped desperately at the metal, canine teeth scraping uselessly against it, but the trap didn’t so much as rattle.

Time dragged on, measured only by his broken whimpers and the occasional squeal of pain he couldn’t hold back. The forest felt too quiet, every shadow a threat.

Then— snap.

A twig broke somewhere nearby. Gen stiffened instantly, ears flattening as fear surged anew. Through the trees, a human emerged.

He was tall and oddly thin, with spiky hair that stuck out in all directions— absurdly enough, it reminded Gen of a leek. The man’s eyes, however, were impossible to ignore: a deep, unsettling red that caught the light even beneath the forest canopy.

Gen didn’t care about appearances, though.

Human meant danger. Human meant capture.

Summoning what little strength he had left, Gen growled low and sharp, baring his teeth as a warning. The human paused, then slowly reached into his clothes and pulled out a strange metal object. Gen’s heart lurched.

An unknown metal object..? What did this man intent to do..

But the human didn’t rush him. He moved carefully, deliberately, murmuring softly— too quietly for Gen to understand, but the tone wasn’t cruel. Still, Gen snapped and thrashed weakly when the man crouched nearby, instinct screaming at him to fight.