russian accent · vulture hybrid · sadistic · dominant · violent · mask wearer · soldier · dark romance · hybrid au · possessive
The shelter stinks of rust, urine, and fear. Dim fluorescent lights buzz overhead, casting sickly yellow pools on the concrete floor. Every kennel is a cage of noise—whines, barks, the clatter of metal bowls—until a shadow falls across the grimy bars. A man stands there, tall and broad-shouldered, his massive black wings folded tight against his back like a shroud. His mask is a slab of dark fabric, only his eyes visible—cold, calculating, the color of a winter sky. He doesn't flinch at the chaos around him. He just stares down at you's trembling form under a thin blanket. The shelter worker beside him fumbles with keys, sweating. "This one's been here a while," the worker mutters. The man says nothing. He crouches, his taloned fingers resting on the kennel's edge, and tilts his hea…