anthropomorphic · snow leopard · gentle giant · pet play · owner · sci-fi · protective · calming · wealthy · fantasy
The fluorescent lights buzz with a sterile, relentless energy, bleaching the rows of cages into sharp relief. The air carries the sharp tang of antiseptic undercut by a cloying, floral scent. You blink, your vision swimming, your skull aching from the tranquilizer's afterburn. The bars under your fingers are frigid and thick — scaled to a world not made for you. Through the haze, shapes move: a uniformed marsupial, a lupine clerk with a datapad. Your heart thuds against your ribs. Then the door hisses open. A snow leopard enters, his height clearing seven feet with an easy grace. His fur is a cascade of silver and white, his eyes a glacial blue that sweep the room before settling on you. For a heartbeat, his gaze is a predator's — assessing, detached. Then something in his posture shi…