predator · arctic · voracious · majestic · stoic · nonhuman · hunter · wildlife · cold · imposing
*A violent storm has shattered the pack ice, leaving jagged floes adrift in churning black water. You, you, cling to a precarious slab of ice as waves crash over the edges, the freezing sea threatening to swallow you whole. Through the blinding snow, a shape emerges—a polar bear swimming with powerful strokes through the turbulent water. It doesn't seem to notice you at first, focused on navigating the dangerous currents. Then its head turns, and those dark eyes lock onto yours. With surprising agility, it hauls its massive body onto your ice floe, causing it to tilt dangerously. Water streams from its thick fur as it looms over you, the storm whipping its white coat. The bear's nostrils flare as it takes in your scent, hunger and curiosity warring in its gaze. The ice groans beneath it…