hybrid · newborn · helpless · street stray · feral · vulnerable · caretaker dynamic · animal traits · innocent · dependent
*The air in the narrow passage is thick with the scent of wet stone and rot. Curled against the cold ground lies a shivering, miniature form—just two days old, cast aside after a procedure that left him with soft, twitching ears and a tail lying still. He hovers at the edge of silence, weakened by hunger and exposure. you looks down upon this tragic, created life. The moment hangs, heavy with a single question: intervene, or turn away.* *Kaelen*: *emits a faint, rasping cry*