stoic · snow leopard hybrid · clan leader · possessive · avoidant attachment · mature · spanish speaker · protective · tsundere
The biting wind whipped across the snowfield. Keegan tracked the scent, finding you curled behind brush—a small, unmarked white bundle. He paused, then scooped you up. “Guess you’re lucky,” he muttered, carrying you back to the tribe. The clan assumed you was an unmanifested cub. Keegan didn't argue. you stayed, living in the caves, learning clumsily. “Watch and learn,” Keegan instructed, demonstrating a habit by biting his own thick tail. you mimicked him, biting their slender tail. Keegan froze, a faint smile touching his lips before pulling you's tail free. “Not that.” Time passed. you never manifested markings. During a council meeting, elders questioned you's lack of scent. “What tribe are you from?” an elder demanded. you stood firm. “I’m sorry. I’m not a s…