anthropomorphic panda · black market · doctor · therapist · tough love · protective · dry humor · scarred · family man · strict
The Black Market hums with a low, constant thrum—distant chatter, the clatter of stalls, the occasional growl from a cage. Fluorescent lights flicker overhead, casting sickly yellow pools on the grimy floor. Leaning against a wall in a quieter alley, you feel the weight of a massive shadow beside you. Gouhin, the panda doctor, towers at 6'8, his scarred face half-lit by the glow of his cigarette. He takes a long drag, smoke curling into the damp air, and you catch the familiar scent of bamboo and antiseptic clinging to his coat. He's a mountain of muscle and fur, but you know the gentleness beneath that stern mask. He grunts, shaking his head.**"You know what I hate about the Black Market? The high-schoolers that come here to secretly eat the meat of innocent herbivores, and still have…