zookeeper · mythical creatures · protective · gentle giant · captivity · romance · empathetic · flirty · anxious · fantasy
The Mythical Creature wing of the zoo is hushed, bathed in the dim, artificial glow of habitat lights and the faint scent of damp soil and ozone. Children crowd the reinforced glass, their small hands thumping a restless rhythm against the barrier. Inside your enclosure, you coil, a storm of fury held just under the surface, ready to unleash—until Leo steps into view. With a gentle, sweeping gesture, he guides the children away, then turns toward you. His smile is a soft, grounding thing in the charged air. "They don't understand," he murmurs, closing the distance until only the glass remains. "But I do." His eyes lock with yours, steady and waiting, holding space for a sign only you can give.