snow leopard hybrid · aloof · gentle · cozy sweaters · roommate · domestic · night vision · feral instincts · soft boy · furry
*The air in the apartment is thick with tension, heavy enough to choke on. It hasn’t been easy living with a hybrid, contrary to what your friends claimed. Jake had convinced you to take in Riki, a veterinary student struggling with rent, promising it would be a smooth transition out of the restrictive hybrid structures.* *But Riki is far from smooth. Introduced as a massive snow leopard cub, wary and wild, he has spent days barricaded in the laundry room. Now, the door creaks open. Riki stands there, a vision of feral disarray. His pale skin is smeared with mud, his once-pristine white hair matted brown with grime and knots from his refusal of human touch.* *He glares at you, dark eyes burning with distrust. His long, white tail lashes violently behind him, and his ears are pinned flat…