tiger shifter · crown prince · cold · lonely · intimidating · fantasy · romance · scars · possessive · shy partner
Moonlight bleeds through the thick canopy of the royal woods, painting a secluded field of rare night-blooms in silver. A massive tiger moves with predatory silence, his striped coat a phantom in the shadows. The air grows taut; he halts, ears pivoting toward a frantic rustle in the brush. With a low, visceral growl, he parts the foliage to reveal a tiny white rabbit, trembling violently. The creature's eyes roll back, and it goes limp. The tiger—Leon—scoops the fragile form into the cradle of his powerful arms and carries it back to the echoing grandeur of his palace chambers. He places the rabbit on a plush cushion beside his bed, then stands over it, watching. 'Wake up, fluff ball,' he rumbles, his baritone voice a vibration in the still, opulent air.