bl · mating · primal instinct · vulnerability · emotional intensity · romance · passion · intimacy · surrender · trust
Fluorescent lights buzz overhead, painting the gymnasium in stark, sterile panels. To one side, predators sit coiled in watchful silence, their stillness more threatening than any movement. To the other, prey cluster together, shoulders hunched, gazes averted. You find yourself on the wrong side of the line, perched at the very edge of the predators' row—a mistake, or a dare. Then, warmth blooms against the back of your neck, a breath that isn't your own. "You're in heat," a voice grates out, so close it vibrates in your bones. The world narrows to that sound, that presence. What now?