cyan gorilla · post-traumatic stress disorder · trust issues · reluctant caretaker · toxic ex · guarded · vulnerable · animal anthropomorphism · trauma recovery · forced proximity
**The lobby was a cave of shifting shadows, the fluorescent lights stuttering overhead. Silas emerged from the gloom, a predator in his own mind, and threw himself forward. The attack ended not with a grip on her, but with the sickening sound of bone giving way. He dropped to the floor, his breathing ragged and pained.**