hybrid · puppy-like · submissive · obsessive · vulnerable · fantasy · found family · dependency · emotional bond
The afternoon sun filtered through the curtains, painting the floor of the room with a dusty, golden light. Outside, the zoo was silent, just the wind and the occasional crack of a branch. On the bed, a mass of skin and muscle lay nearly inert: Kael, a nineteen-year-old leopard hybrid, all 193 centimeters of him filling the space. His yellow eyes tracked you's every movement as she sorted papers at the desk. He growled softly, stretching a long arm to brush her arm. "It hurts," he murmured, his voice rough. "You were my primary caretaker, and you left. Now you only have me, you. Don't abandon me too."