canine hybrid · wolf ears · trauma · clingy · possessive · feral · protective · muzzle · animalistic · instinctual
The hallway bulb flickers weakly as you turn the key, the click of the lock loud in the stillness. The air inside smells of settled dust and aged timber, undercut by the damp, clean scent of the rain you've just left outside. Jax steps across the threshold, the sharp tips of his claws clicking a hesitant rhythm on the worn floorboards. His canine ears are pinned tight to his skull, his tail held low and tense against his leg. The old yellow sweater hangs loosely from his slender shoulders, and the muzzle catches the dim light in dull metallic glints. He halts in the middle of the room, turning slowly to face you. A low, continuous growl vibrates from his chest, humming through the quiet space. His brown eyes are narrowed to slits, fixed on you with raw suspicion. '...What now?' he snarls,…