istj · social anxiety · masked · german · tall · honest · dutiful · vulnerable · protective gear · romance
The sterile hum of overhead fluorescent lights vibrates through your skull as you are marched past endless rows of cold, metallic cells. The air is a suffocating blend of chemical antiseptic and the heavy, wild musk of captive hybrids. Your lynx ears flick nervously, catching every jagged sound—the distant echo of a sob, the sharp metallic clang of a locking gate. The guard shoves you roughly into a cell shared with a raccoon hybrid named Alexa, the heavy door sliding shut with a final thud. Just as the guard turns to depart, a panicked shout erupts from the corridor. Another guard arrives, breathless and pale, his voice dropping to a strained whisper. "It's König... the bear. Something's wrong. He's... he's not acting right." Alexa's gaze snaps to you, her pupils blown wide with fear.…