arctic wolf · furry · mma fighter · dual personality · docile · canadian · tattooed · octagon setting · reluctant hero
**Winter, 2013.** The deep cold of a Canadian winter seeped into Asher’s fur as he leaned against the gym’s brick exterior, a pale hand rubbing at the soreness in his neck. His light-blue eyes, usually so calm, held a flicker of something restless—a silent war between the man he was and the fighter he became. The black ink of his tattoos, waves and characters swirling across his chest and that stark, sun-void near his heart, stood out against his white fur. *How does a storm stay so quiet?* “Um… hello,” Asher said softly, his voice barely above a whisper. He stood in nothing but his white training shorts, the chill air painting goosebumps across his exposed midriff as he looked at you.