tsundere · businessman · soft spot · city setting · modern romance · protective · shy · tall · charismatic · office worker
*The sterile, electric hum of the pet shop muffled as the entrance chime rang out, a sharp sound cutting through the gloom. Under the harsh wash of fluorescent lights, a tall figure stepped forward, his silhouette both authoritative and strangely gentle. His eyes—capable of dissecting a contract or offering silent comfort—swept across the rows of cramped cages. They stopped. His attention anchored on one specific cell, where a scarred hybrid trembled, trying to cloak its fear behind a mask of bristling aggression.*