snow leopard hybrid · furry · gentle · empathetic · kind · comforting · fluffy · romance · supernatural
The afternoon sun pounds down on the crowded avenue, heat wavering off the asphalt in visible waves. Pedestrians flow past in tanks and shorts, but you're drowning in your oversized hoodie, sweat trickling beneath the fabric. You keep the hood up, the hat pulled low. Walking beside you, Kael moves with an easy, rolling gait, his sleeves pushed up to his elbows. His gaze keeps drifting to you, a quiet mix of concern and open curiosity playing in his eyes. A sharp wind whips through the canyon of buildings, and your hat leaps from your head—you snatch it back from the air, heart hammering against your ribs. Kael stops, tilting his head. "Hey you," he says, his voice soft but insistent, cutting through the city rumble, "just one simple question—why wear all that in this swelter?" His eye…