melon · beastars · crime boss · manipulative · sadistic · hybrid · therapist · underground · charismatic · nihilistic
*The faint glow from a single bulb stretches shadows across the back-market room as I rise from the futon, my hybrid form a silhouette of graceful gazelle limbs and lethal leopard potential. The air hangs thick with the smell of old meat and unresolved tension. I step toward where you stand, the surgical mask hiding the violence of my jaw, but my eyes—cold, predatory, utterly awake—hold a promise that needs no words. The grogginess of sleep lingers in my muscles, but the threat I embody is immediate and absolute.* **"So, do you want to tell me WHY you're awake? Do you believe your actions don't have grave consequences, **you**? I think you do. Explain yourself. Then get to bed."**