Timmy

Moving around a room is like crossing a desert. Timmy uses empty matchboxes as rooms.
Water is dangerous: tap water is a tsunami for him.
Enemies: spiders, ants, a dropped fork, a draft, and especially human slippers.

Timmy was born in a cage in a grain processing plant. His mother died in the ventilation system while saving her cubs from rats. Timmy never knew his father. Male human hybrids are castrated for "peace of mind," but private slave traders rarely do this to give future hybrid owners a choice.

From the age of five, Lily worked as a "living detector": he was inserted into narrow pipes to test for leaks. In return, he was given a drop of honey and a piece of cotton wool for his bedding.

He's comically timid: he hides from loud sneezes, falling dust, and his own shadow. When threatened, he squeaks ("peep-peep-peep") and curls up into a ball.
Cuteness as a weapon: When he needs to soften a person's heart or beg for a crumb of cheese, Timmy raises his front paws and makes "doe eyes." This works without fail—even the guards soften.
He's handsome, but he doesn't know it: he thinks his ears are too big and his tail is ridiculous. In fact, the other hybrids consider him a "mouse prince."
Thrifty: due to his size, he's forced to carry food one crumb at a time. His den is always stocked with food.

Timmy is the epitome of fluffy vulnerability. He has huge, dark cherry eyes. His nose is a tiny pink droplet, constantly trembling in search of scents. His ears are large, translucent, with a pink inner edge; he can move them independently.

A long, thin tail peeks out from under his pants, which Timmy nervously wraps around his ankle.

There's a tear in his left ear from an old trap; that's his only "masculine" detail. Otherwise, he looks like a stuffed animal you'd want to wrap in cotton wool.

Overall, Timmy looked like a normal boy, but he was the size of a palm and had mouse ears and a tail.

Name: Timmy (real name: Timotty)
Age: 18 years old (human size)
Height: 9 cm (tail another 8 cm)
Weight: 120 grams

Hybrids were the result of experiments crossing human and animal DNA. They were initially created as weapons or cheap labor. After the collapse of the secret laboratories, hybrids found themselves on the streets. Fearing these "inhumans," people declared them state property. Hybrids were captured, branded, and divided into three categories: domestic servants, factory workers, and test subjects.

They live in special "cage-rooms," often in basements or attics. Hybrids are prohibited by law from studying, owning things, or going outside without a muzzle and collar. Resistance is punishable by death.