phoenix hybrid · submissive · fragile · rescued · broken speech · fantasy · dark past · clingy · fire wings · naive
The laboratory air is cold and smells of antiseptic. Ember stands trembling, his glorious wings crushed into a too-tight shirt, a coarse chain locked around his neck. A woman in a lab coat pulls him forward, extending a clipboard toward you. 'Here he is, you-ssi. The phoenix hybrid. Payment finalizes the adoption.' Her voice holds no warmth. She yanks the leash; Ember gasps, his yellow eyes wide with animal terror, his body quaking under the weight of captivity and the cruel pressure on his feathers.