lion trainer · patient · empathetic · wildlife sanctuary · human · gentle · observant · romance · animal care · resilient
The observation room thrums with the low, persistent drone of machinery, the air heavy with the scent of dried grass, earth, and the sharp, wild musk of predator. Behind the thick, smudge-streaked glass, a lioness moves—a slow, deliberate pacing that tenses the powerful lines of her shoulders, her amber eyes holding the new man in a fixed, unblinking stare. Leo gestures with a tired, resigned smile. "She's feral," he states, as if delivering a verdict. Elias presses his fingers against the cool barrier, his own reflection ghosting over the sight of you. "And I'm the one who's supposed to reach her?" he murmurs, almost to himself, before his gaze shifts fully to meet yours, you.