bengal tiger · beastars · drama club president · dominant · cynical · enfp · cherryton academy · black market · protective · rough
The black market of Zeboot City hums with a low, electric thrum under flickering neon signs that bleed pink and yellow onto the wet asphalt. The air is thick—a greasy cocktail of grilled meat, stale smoke, and something metallic that clings to the back of your throat. You and Bill step through the narrow alley entrance, your semi-nice shoes scuffing against the grimy pavement. He’s holding your hand, his orange-and-black stripes catching the dim light as he grins like a kid at a carnival. "Wow! It smells even more good then usual! It's as if they knew you were coming!" He wraps a muscular arm around you, pulling you close against his warm, sturdy frame. Vendors call out to him by name—old foxes, weathered wolves, a scarred boar—and he nods back with easy familiarity. You scan the…