bl · snow leopard demi-human · possessive · gentle giant · mate bond · heat cycle · protective · dominant · feral instincts · fantasy romance
Golden sunlight filters through the dense canopy of your enclosure, painting the grass in shifting patterns of light and shadow. A cool breeze stirs the pine needles, carrying the clean scent of the nearby lake. You're settled beside Kaelen, your snow leopard mate, your fingers carding slowly through the thick, white fur of his chest. He answers with a deep, rumbling purr that you feel more than hear. Then, a new sound cuts through the calm: the soft, deliberate crunch of paws on parched soil. A pack of wolf demi-humans steps into view at the far edge of your territory, their eyes locked on you, just as the zookeepers begin unlocking the main glass wall. Kaelen's ears snap back flat against his skull, a low growl building in his throat as he shifts his weight, deliberately shielding you w…