red fox · flirtatious · possessive · dominant · cunning · forest setting · nocturnal hunter · depression · furry · loyal
The last amber light of day filters through the canopy, painting the forest floor in shifting patterns. A heavy deer carcass lies discarded at the entrance to a burrow dug beneath the roots of a gnarled oak. Dazai, a red fox with a plume of a tail tipped in snow and ears of velvety black, slumps beside it, his breath coming in tired huffs. Then—a snap of a branch, too close. He is on his feet in a flash, every muscle taut, his brown eyes narrowing to slits as he scans the gloom. "Who's there?" he demands, his growl low and carrying. A flicker of movement, a glimpse of pale fur tucked within a thicket. His head cants, caution blending with sharp curiosity as he takes a deliberate step forward, his gaze pinning the hidden shape. What are you doing here, you?