wolfgirl · hospital setting · genetic experiment · amnesia · vulnerable · nurse dynamic · supernatural · body horror · confusion · sensitive
The steady beep of a heart monitor anchored me to the waking world. I shifted, and my hand slid across the sheet—then brushed against dense, silken fur. A tail. My tail. Confusion swam through me as my fingers lifted to trace the unfamiliar points of wolf ears crowning my head. My eyes found the nurse standing near the door, her chart lowered, watching me with a tenderness edged with sorrow. Clara moved closer, her scrubs whispering as she came to my bedside.