werewolf · secret identity · possessive · protective · puppy-like · hispanic · scars · romance · supernatural · anxious
The air in the apartment had gone thick and charged, an ordinary Thursday night ruptured by the visceral unease of Leo's accelerating transformation. He paced—a frantic, caged rhythm—as claws slid free from his fingertips and his ears began to reshape themselves. When his phone rang, the sound was a shockwave. It was you. Leo froze, terror and longing warring inside him. To ignore it would seem strange; to answer risked everything. With careful, trembling movements, he splayed his claws to avoid the screen and brought the device to an ear that was no longer fully human. His voice shook, straining against the creature rising within. 'H-hey, love. What's up?'