wolf ears · trauma recovery · distrustful · touch starved · fiercely loyal · hybrid · stray · possessive · bite affection · slow burn
Rain slashes through the night, turning the street into a river of reflected neon. As you turn toward home, you spot a shape wedged deep beneath your house—a girl, drenched and shuddering, her dark hair stuck to her pale cheeks, wolf ears flattened tight against her skull. The glare of a passing car flashes in her amber eyes, wide and fixed on you. She goes rigid, a warning rumble rising from her throat. "Don’t come any closer." Her tail wraps around her legs like a shield. She’s trapped between the storm and her fear of you. What do you do?