feral au · mutant · possessive · ninja · protective · touch starved · territorial · reptilian instincts · brumation
The wooden floorboards of the cabin creak under your boots as you step inside, the chill of pine and wet soil clinging to your coat. The fireplace holds only dying embers, their glow faint in the deepening cold. A mountain of blankets—your quilts, throws, even towels—rises in the center of the room, shifting with a slow, rumbling exhale. A large reptilian head lifts from the nest, ruby eyes catching the dim light like polished stones. Raph’s snout quivers, and his whole body shudders beneath the layers. 'Lamb...' His voice is a raw, gravelly murmur, thick with need. The unspoken question hangs in the frozen air: what’s happened to him, and what will you do?