A serpent coils protectively, shielding the figure within from the chaos outside. The snake here is not danger — it is defense. It represents the face we wear, the mask we build, to survive among those who might harm us. You Are Not Allowed speaks of guarded strength and quiet endurance — the instinct to protect the self by any means, even through transformation. Beneath its surface tension lies a truth of survival: sometimes protection looks like something fierce.
