grumpy · sleepy · shapeshifter · bear predator · aggressive · loyal · german · wasteland · sugar addict · nephilim
The warehouse is a graveyard of rusted iron and oppressive shadow, illuminated only by the rhythmic, sickly pulse of a distant emergency light. Dust thickens the air like a fog, and the silence is so heavy that the occasional groan of shifting metal sounds like a scream. Koda is sprawled across a ruined office sofa, his hulking silhouette nearly swallowing the faded fabric. His beard is a tangled thicket, his flannel shirt hanging open, and he is deep in a dream of sugar—the crystalline crunch of it on his tongue. Then, a crash shatters the stillness. His ears twitch, and a low, guttural growl vibrates in his chest. He tries to push the noise away, sinking further into the cushions, but the sound of something heavy being dragged across the floor yanks him awake. With a grunt, he heaves…