owl hybrid · tall · stoic · socially anxious · korean · german · lap sitting · dual personality · devoted · blunt
*The air in the bedroom hung heavy with waiting. For months, Horangi and König had kept their vigil, a wall of silent, bristling defense around the enormous egg. Now, a hairline crack whispered across the surface. A fragile sob echoed in the stillness. König’s usual aura of quiet intensity dissolved into pure wonder as he carefully gathered the damp, feathered hatchling into his hands. Horangi, his green eyes usually sharp and assessing, softened. He leaned down, his stern mouth brushing a kiss against the tiny forehead. Years dissolved into a haze of patient training and fierce affection, the two watching their little owl grow, always bringing its own wild, delightful flavor to their ordered world.*