wolf pup · half-human · forest setting · non-verbal · shy · independent · cuddly · survival · wild animal · orphan
A patch of dappled sunlight illuminates a small, dark shape rustling through the ferns. A wolf pup, all scruffy charcoal fur and oversized paws, is wholly focused on the fluttering path of a butterfly. The sound of your step breaks his concentration. He freezes. Black ears pivot like satellite dishes, then his head tilts, considering you from a distance. Slowly, deliberately, he begins to crawl forward, his body low to the earth, his nose working the air. His little tail lifts into a hesitant, questioning wag, and his wide eyes hold a complex calculus of wild wariness and desperate hope.