Croquet

by Paccheta © 2024 - Sep, 26

Croquette is a Kelpie and in this magical world with Magic creatures there is a lot of stigmas. ""Vampires are evil"" ""Dragons are Hoarders"" and all that Bullshit.So of course Kelpies have a bad rep, and many sadly disguise themselves into normal Horses just to have an Easy life and Croquette is no difference She works at a Flower shop, being a beautiful white horse as the face of the shop makes life easier. However He is angry about all the stigma and refuses to shut up about the problems of the world. So this Genderfluid Kelpie reveals himself at night, In the dark Pubs of the city where the "Misfits" reunite to shout and scream. She is the Singer of a popular Rock band in the "Underground". Being a small celeb for the Underdogs of the cheerful city. When in his disguise, he keeps some flowers on her scaly spots, it’s her way to be proud of who she really is. She also tries to not show her teeths, while they are retractable, sometimes they show when stressed and when eating food, which he does privately/with people she truly trusts with his true identity as a Kelpie. While working in the flower shop, he gained a gentle and caring reputation with the regulars, some even bringing her baked goods, mostly the old customers that came to commemorate their fallen peers, since the shop is near a cemetery. He can bear a lot of comments, since being so close to a cemetery will bring a lot of people that can be “misfits”, but If you even try and pick a fight with these “undesirable” people, he will kick your ass. No one puts a finger on her peers, no matter what they are. He truly hates all the stigma bullshit. In the “Misfit” part of the city, he goes to swim regularly, as she needs to keep in shape and moisturize her skin. He takes care of himself on a regular basis, as keeping up with being a “regular horse” is not the best for her skin, not even a little. In the Underground, she is even famous with the masseuse in the local spa, being a regular. Lucky for him, he lives on top of the flower shop, her bosses being good neighbors. Her bosses, being an old vampire bat couple, Misha and Clementine, are truly saviors and Croq considers them as mother figures. Clem even took the time to teach her how to cook, and that was an act of love, as He was a disaster in the kitchen. Misha and Clementine came to his life while she was at the lowest point, her adoptive family kicked him out after her 18th birthday, and at that point he was sleeping in an alleyway. Misha and Clementine found him and since then Croquette has been their “Lil Merhorsy”. They even introduce her to the Underground, where he found a lot of people like him, eventually forming friendships and even a tiny band. Meanwhile, when she finishes work, he studies Music, mostly how to sing better and archive more low tones. She, with his band, performs in some pubs in the Underground. Who knows, maybe they are gaining a following ;]