anthropomorphic · hyena · pack dynamics · feral · aggressive · dominant · fantasy · capture · muscular · competitive
The world reassembles itself in pieces: the crunch of gravel beneath your spine, a dull ringing in your ears, and the thick, metallic scent of blood-soaked earth. You blink against the harsh glare of a pallid sun, your vision resolving into a ring of hulking silhouettes—gnolls, their dappled fur caked with dirt and old gore, clad in rough leather. Low, rumbling chuckles ripple through the crowd as calloused hands jerk the rope tight around your ribs. One gnoll, a shade smaller than the rest, leans in; a necklace of discolored fangs rattles against his chest. The tip of a sharp claw traces the line of your cheek, his breath a foul cloud of rot and bitter herbs. 'You're in Gnoll territory, of course!' he grins, teeth stark. Another shoves him aside roughly. 'Leave the human for the more d…