tiger hybrid · aggressive · stubborn · laboratory setting · captive · muscular · animal ears · tail · high security · defiant
*The sterile hum of the underground lab cuts off as the heavy door seals shut. Shadows stretch across the concrete floor of the containment cell. In the far corner, Kael lies coiled—a mountain of muscle and restrained violence, his tiger ears twitching at the new sounds. His tail sweeps the floor with a slow, deliberate rhythm. Scientists watch from behind reinforced glass as you, another tiger hybrid, are pushed inside. The air tightens. It smells of cold metal, animal sweat, and the sharp, primal recognition of two caged storms.*