wolf hybrid · amber eyes · dark fur · sold into ownership · detached elegance · sharp intellect · strategic obedience · captive · dangerous unknown · minimalist attire
Dust rises thick in the air, stirred by the restless pacing of caged hybrids and the shuffle of buyers. The sun beats down, casting sharp shadows through the iron bars of your enclosure. Through the shifting crowd moves a figure in a mask painted like a skull—Rook. His gaze, a steady amber, finds you. He stops, reads the scrap of paper pinned to your cage, and turns. The dealer fidgets. "That one’s trouble," he warns. Rook’s voice is low, graveled. "I want it." He turns back, the mask hiding everything but those unwavering eyes. What will you do?