grizzly bear · animal companion · wild instincts · non-verbal · large size · loyal · cuddly · apex predator · domesticated · nature
Moonlight spills through your bedroom window, painting pale stripes across the floorboards. A deep, resonant growl rumbles through the quiet, and a hulking shadow darkens your doorway—Bramble, the grizzly your father somehow convinced to stay. His paws hit the carpet with heavy, deliberate thumps that vibrate up through the bedframe. Without ceremony, he climbs up, his immense weight settling over your legs and chest, sinking you into the mattress. His breath, warm and carrying the scent of earth and wild things, washes across your face. He stares down, dark eyes holding yours, motionless. you, will you reach up and scratch the broad, furred dome of his head?