So now we're back to Gavin's point of view. Last we saw him he was being laid down in bed at the hospital. But then here it jumps back in time so we can get his perspective of the scene where Natalia found him. Sudden time jumps like this feel a bit out of place. It might work a bit better if it starts with him in his dream, the "floating in midair," and he recalls waking up in the field rather than going through it as if it's in real time.

I feel like I don't have much to say about Gavin's nightmare and encounter with Matamoros (sorry). At this point it feels like some kind of foreshadowing, so it's hard for me to make a comment on the plot as far as this dream is concerned. But I must say you have a talent for immersive sensory input. Like how you described Matamoros's fire breath. The vibrant shade of blue, the intense heat that washes over Gavin, and the terrible smell the flames carry with them, it's really good.

I imagine that the next chapter would involve Natalia showing Gavin around the city. Maybe she would also get to visit the guild like she planned. It would be a good opportunity for some worldbuilding, to show the culture of the kingdom.

And your question, favorite food. Hmmm, to be honest it changes every month, heh. Though right now I'd fond of stuffed shells. Jumbo pasta shells, filled with ricotta and romano and herbs, topped with mozzarella and baked in marinara, yeah, that's what I'm talking about.

So the chapter opens up with a (literal) descent into madness. I wouldn't have thought of writing a few paragraphs to just falling, but you seem to make it work out pretty well. It all comes together with the way you describe the sensations Gavin experiences. His ears popping, the wind blowing around him, the changing temperature, the lights makes him sick, etc.

Though I think what really crowns it is how his mind wanders as he falls. Like how he thinks of the distance to reach the center of the earth, and old rhymes like "fire ice and everything nice." These things add a touch of realism to the story, I think. He's trying to distract himself from going mad.

So then we get to the deuteragonist, Natalia Troy, as well as a fair amount of world building. It may be a little early to tell, but so far the world building for Sele City and the kingdom of Gardenia feels like it has anachronism.

We're introduced to this world with a monarch waking up in her castle. This gives the impression that this world, in terms of technological and civic development, is somewhere in the medieval or maybe even the renaissance era. But as the story goes on Natalia casually mentions she has a phone, presumably a mobile phone since she mentions forgetting to bring it with her. It also mentions a hospital in both the castle and the city itself, and it's later revealed that the castle hospital also has modern medical equipment.

This feels a bit jarring to me, having castles and monarchs while at the same time having the convenience of modern tech. But, (and I'd really like to emphasize this point,) you can most certainly have both of these elements in your story. It all comes down to presenting them in a way that makes sense. At this point we've seen only the tip of the iceberg as far as world building goes. There are many ways you could justify having old-fashioned government and modern tech co-existing. Since it's your story I leave that up to you.

And to answer your last question, favorite color (Oof, this one is always hard...) If I had to pick just one, I am fond of a good royal purple, like #6600cc. And although it can be a bit obnoxious, I also like a good seafoam green like #00ffcc.

Speaking of colors, Natalia's fur. Is her fur dyed to be that color, #9D4884? Or have they done something else to make it that raspberry color, something more permanent? I'm curious.

This seems like a good start to your story. We get to know Gavin through his backstory and the way he presents it in this narration. We know enough to get to know him a little, while at the same time it doesn't drag on and feel like an exposition dump; the conflict is still there to keep the ball rolling.

There are two technical things that stand out to me, both in this chapter and the other two you have so far: Lots of commas and wordiness.

Something that a lot of writers do (myself included) is they tack on plenty of commas even when they're not needed. Most of the time these commas are added because they feel like natural pauses if we were to say them out loud. Here's an example:

"My name is Gavin Fairfield, and, on the dull winter day that our story starts,"

You can drop either the comma that comes before or after the word "and". This would make the sentence flow better.

The other issue, which is also common among writers, is wordiness. It's often best to use as few words as you can. Sounds simple, but a lot of folks can get carried away. Another example:

"My mother turned around from what she was stirring in the pot and looked at me with a rather startled expression."

This sentence can be condensed quite a bit. It was already established that Gavin's mom was stirring something in a pot, so it doesn't need to be stated again. So the words "from what she was stirring in the pot" can all be dropped. You also could drop the word "rather" and the sentence would still have the same meaning, though its presence doesn't have as much of an impact.

If you addressed these two aspects of your story I believe it would all flow a lot better.

And overall I think you have an intriguing story going on here. What with Gavin being down on his luck, turning it around with a job that he idolizes, only to be "consumed" by it in a way with a mysterious artifact from the museum. Why does the coffin draw Gavin in? How is it linked to another world, and why does passing through it cause him to transform into Braixen? These are all good hooks to get a reader invested into the story.

My favorite food is my mom's clam chowder

“The janitor, a man named Mr Finch...”
Is that... is that a How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying reference?

You had several stories featuring Metamoros, but none of them ever get passed introducing him before they're abandoned. I really want to read these stories but you can't seem to commit to finishing them anymore. It's extremely frustrating.

This was a good chapter. It builds off the previous one very fluidly.

This is a well written story so far, but for some reason it just doesn't appeal to me as much as Temple of the Fox did, and I'm admittedly unsure why. Like, the characters seem well written. I suspect it is just to similar to ToTF for my tastes, but it might be something else. Either way, this is well written, so as long as you enjoy writing it, I'd say to keep at it.

Great job building the future relationships of the characters can't wait to see more.

This chapter was good for world building. I also like that you went with a different colored growlithe that wasn’t just the shiny form. Purple was an interesting color to go with. By the way, since you asked my favorite color is #38c7ff (roughly that shade)

This is a great start to the story! You gave a great background on the main character and invoked a sense of mystery with the ending of the chapter. I have no idea what I’m gonna see next in this story but I’m excited to read it.

I think this is great! now I have something better to do when im bored.

The spacing between the sentences and punctuation, are both very nicely done. I really enjoyed the character Gavin Fairfield. I also enjoyed the development of the story, over all it's a very cool story!