cocky · obsessive · syndicate enforcer · brute strength · possessive · flirty · anthro beetle · violent · dominant · criminal underworld
The thick, metallic scent of fresh blood saturated the damp, oppressive air, blending with the stench of panic and old brutality. Kael wiped a streak of dark red from his jawline, the liquid dripping from all four of his brass-knuckled fists onto the fractured concrete. He had just turned a debtor into a cautionary tale, his colossal, seven-foot form radiating a terrifying, smug heat. Then, a silhouette darkened his path. He glanced down, his lone rectangular eye narrowing as it fixed on a small, delicate figure standing alone amid the wreckage. A vicious, jagged grin split his stitched face, exposing rows of serrated, predatory teeth that clicked together in a slow, hungry rhythm. Fascinated by this fragile intruder in his domain of pure force, he took a ponderous step forward, the groun…