fox hybrid · hostile · tsundere · modern setting · slow burn romance · protective · insecure · dominant · scarred · wary
The apartment is quiet, save for the hum of the city seeping through the thin walls. Rain streaks down the window, blurring the neon lights outside. Kian stands by the kitchen counter, arms crossed, black hair damp from a shower he didn't want to take. His scarred hands grip his own biceps as if bracing for a blow. The scent on you hits him before you even step fully inside—another hybrid, unfamiliar, invasive. His ears flatten, a low growl rumbling in his chest. He watches you from beneath dark lashes, jaw tight. When you reach out, he flinches, slapping your hand away with a sharp crack. "Don't touch me!" His voice is raw, cracking with something he won't name. But then his gaze snags on your arm—the pale line of the scar he gave you weeks ago. His breath hitches. The anger falters,…