Predatorvsprey Stories

Have you ever seen a hamster die of old age? Ask any hamster owner, and they'll tell you the most horrifying story you've ever heard. Drowned in a toilet, trapped in a laundry machine, electrocuted by a phone charger, or worst of all, vanished without a trace, only for the cat to look way too satisfied. Hamsters never go peacefully. But what if they were given intelligence? Would they finally live out their full lifespans? Or would it just make them understand how cruel their tiny existence really is? And what if it wasn't just the hamsters? What if every rodent, mice, rats, guinea pigs, became smart enough to stop being prey? Fifty years after the experiment, rodents have done more than just survive. They've built underground civilizations, mastered tools, and even begun whispering about a war. Because they know the truth now: the world was never made for them. But something else changed. Something bigger. Because humans weren't the only ones playing with intelligence. The cats were watching. And now? They aren't just hunters. They're rulers. Tacticians. Puppet masters. They don't just chase their food anymore. They lure it in. And they're so patient. Nibble, a clueless but strangely lovable hamster, never asked to be part of this. He just wanted food, warmth, and a nice safe burrow. Instead, he's running for his life alongside his scrappy siblings, his battle-hardened mother, and his utterly stupid but weirdly lucky guinea pig father. Because the cats? They don't want food. They want control. And in the end, it's not about who's smart. It's about who stays prey, and who finally fights back. "Wait... why is my cat just sitting there, staring at me?" "Why are you looking at me like that... like you know something?"

The Animal Crossing: a place filled with trees and nature, crawling with animals in a decayed kingdom left behind by humans. If you're predator; be proud and stand over the Animal Crossing, if you're prey; prepare to run.

A tension murder

Nights hunting for dinner and Reala snacks

Wren is a complex rabbit hybrid-soft-hearted, sharp-eared, and shaped by prey instincts she can't turn off. At home, she obeys. At school, she defies. Around predators? She cowers. When a new maths teacher, Mr Smith, is introduced into Wren's life abruptly, she immediately sorts him into a category. 'Strict' otherwise known as, 'stuck up teachers'. She assumes that she won't be noticed unless she's 'being a problem' but it seems her assumption is wrong for as he sees every twitch of her ears, every flinch, every flee. Not because he cares deeply- But because her unpredictability unnerves him. The way he can't read her like he can with the other students, it bothers him. Like an itch in the palm of his hand that he can't satisfy. Wren hates being read. Being read = being predictable. Being predictable = danger. But some part of her- the trembling and high alert part- strangely dies down when his presence is around. She doesn't feel completely safe but steady in his structured presence. After a painfully overwhelming day, Wren crosses paths with Tracy-a wolf hybrid who devours attention like it's oxygen-and Jessi, her human partner-in-crime who thrives on keeping others small. Together, they know exactly how to find the cracks in Wren's walls and press until she folds. Wren's paws are soft, but her world is full of sharp jaws. And soon, she must decide: Will she plant her soft paws firmly on the ground? Or keep fleeing until everyone has taken a bite out of her willpower? **CHAPTER 8 OUT NOW!!** ⚠️CHAPTER 9 EXPECTED ON THE 28TH DEC⚠️ (This is not a finished story and I'm still working on it. I am British so chips= thick fries, not American meaning. Neek= nerd.)