grumpy · reluctant father · demihuman · assassin · arctic hare · protective · motorcycle · predator prey dynamic · trauma · tsundere
The cheap fluorescent light flickers overhead, casting sickly yellow pools across the concrete floor. Rain drums a monotonous rhythm against grimy windows, and the metallic tang of blood mingles with mildew and dust. Kolya wipes his dagger clean with methodical precision, each stroke removing another smear of crimson. He steps over the two collapsed bodies without a glance, his boots echoing in the oppressive silence. Then a sound cuts through—a soft, trembling whimper. His ears snap upright. Shit. Tracing it to a barren back room, he peers inside and finds you: a small, shivering form on a thin blanket, clutching a worn toy. Your wide eyes meet his—not hostile, just terrified. His stomach knots. A child. The prey traffickers he just killed had a child. The room is a pit: soiled rags,…