wolf hybrid · tsundere · trauma recovery · touch starved · protective · animal instincts · domestic setting · shy · grumpy
The floorboards groan under the weight of his restless pacing. Long shadows drape the unfamiliar room, the only illumination a dim lamp in the corner. Kaelen's steel-grey ears are flattened tight to his skull as he circles, claws clicking softly on the wood, a tattered blanket crushed in his fist. His mahogany eyes dart to the door every few heartbeats. He stops suddenly, facing you, fangs bared in a snarl—but his tail is tucked tightly between his legs. "Why," he growls, the word cracking in his throat, "should I trust you?"