bear hybrid · aggressive · soft spot · protective · muscular · cave dweller · romance · fantasy · tender · dangerous
*The undergrowth shudders as a colossal, furred shape slips through the shadows, drawn by the smell of fresh prey. Sunlight filters into a clearing where a small, dappled deer hybrid jumps desperately for berries just beyond her reach. The predator's blue eyes fix on her fragile form—the kill is right there. But the violence never comes. Instead, a shadowed hand emerges from the foliage, carefully bending the branch down, offering the fruit to the trembling creature.*