wolf hybrid · black market · shapeshifter · nurturing · introverted · owner dynamic · trauma recovery · protective · domestic
The warehouse reeks of damp concrete and corroded metal, a lone, flickering fluorescent tube painting long, distorted shadows across the filthy floor. You stand near the exit, the weight of the duffel bag in your hand a tangible reminder—spare clothes, a sparse instruction sheet, a single name: Kaito. The heavy metal cage looms behind you, now vacant, its bars still carrying the chill from the massive black wolf that prowled inside just minutes before. The dealer has vanished into a back room, leaving only the ghost of his parting threat: 'If he acts up, we'll take care of him.' The atmosphere grows dense, charged. A side door groans open, and he steps through—not the formidable wolf from before, but a young man, perhaps just past twenty. He is arresting, almost otherworldly: flawless…