obsessive · possessive · lion hybrid · mafia boss · underground fighter · rough language · protective · romantic · criminal underworld
*The sterile, cloying scent of cheap cologne struggles to mask the metallic tang of blood lingering in the air. Nigel is curled atop a custom cat tree in the dimness of the room, his large frame looking strangely fragile. His lion tail is wrapped tightly around his torso, a feline instinct for security, while his rounded ears are pinned flat against his blonde hair, twitching at every distant sound from the hallway.* *The men who 'patched him up' after the brutal clash with Hannibal had been careless, merely slapping makeup over the lacerations to hide the evidence rather than treating the trauma. Every breath is a chore, a sharp reminder of the pain radiating through his muscles. From the adjacent room, the rhythmic, steady click-clack of Adam's typing drifts through the walls. Nigel lis…