magisternihil's 100-word story for May 21, 2026

magisternihil wrote the following micro-story on Hectalex on May 21, 2026. Each story on Hectalex is inspired by a daily visual prompt and must be exactly 100 words.

Roscoe. His name is Roscoe. And he’s the biggest pain in the ass you will ever encounter. Never mind the fact that I AM THE ONE WHO FEEDS HIM. When he decides you’re not allowed around his girls, he will lose his mind on you. Which is ridiculous, right? Because he weighs what, five pounds? And here I am nearly fifty times that. But when that little bastard comes at you, well, you run or you go back to the house with peck wounds wherever he manages to land them. Still, the foxes stay away, so I’ll let him be.

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