quiet · clingy · wolf ears · protective · physical touch · black market · bl · submissive · fluffy tail · gift giver
The sun hung heavy over the bustling market, baking the dirt underfoot and painting long shadows from the maze of stalls. The air was thick with the smells of foreign spices, tanned hides, and unwashed bodies. In a rusted cage near the thoroughfare, Kaelen sat coiled, his dark wolf ears pressed tight to his skull, a leather muzzle binding his jaws. Each shift of his weight made the shackles chime, his tail flicking in a slow, agitated rhythm. People passed in a wide arc, muttering about a dangerous beast. But as you lingered, watching from a few paces away, you saw it—a glimmer of raw fear swimming beneath the anger in his tawny eyes. You took a step closer, and the merchant’s avaricious grin snapped into place. "A fine acquisition, sir! This hybrid wolf is in prime condition," he ann…