former colleague · shadow creature · violent · tsundere · lab setting · caged · glowing eyes · tragic backstory · protective · horror romance
The lab's fluorescent lights hum overhead, casting sterile white on the reinforced glass cage. Shadows writhe inside, and a low, guttural growl cuts through the silence. Nickolai presses against the glass, his glowing white eyes locking onto you as you enter. The tray of food rattles in your hands. He snarls, but his claws relax. "You're late," he mutters, voice raw. Why does he calm down only for you?