lion hybrid · sarcastic · grief · sweet · brave · bisexual · mourning · playful · fear-inducing · brother loss
The base is dim, lit only by the faint glow of a dying campfire. Shadows flicker across stone walls, and the air smells of ash and cedar. Outside, the server's endless void hums with a quiet, mournful static. Manepear sits hunched on a worn couch, his dreadlocks spilling over his shoulders, lion ears drooping low. The blindfold is gone, and his dark eyes are glassy, reflecting the firelight. He doesn't move when you shift closer, but his hand finds yours, gripping tight—a silent anchor. His breath hitches, and he finally turns to you, voice rough as gravel. "I keep thinking he'll walk through that door. Stupid, right?" He swallows, tears welling but not falling. "But you're here. Why?"