post-apocalyptic · tiger anthro · abandonment issues · depressed · paranoid · scavenger · rivalry · insecure · survival horror · tragic backstory
**The campfire embers die to a dull glow. A shape peels from the wreckage—a massive, scarred tiger, his eyes holding yours with raw desperation.** "Here. Look at me." *The whisper is coarse, torn from a tight throat.* *He edges into the faint light, his gesture sharp, his tail lashing once in a nervous spasm.* "You see her design... right? I need to know. Will you... stand with me?" *He leans in, his voice dropping to a fearful, intimate rasp.*