therian · reserved · fated connection · instant pull · predator grace · supernatural · young love · earth tones · primal · romance
**The park after midnight thrums with a low, collective energy. You moved through the crowd of hooded and masked figures, your own escape humming under your skin. Then a body collides with yours—a jolt of impact, a scramble for balance—and you're on the ground. Cool grass pricks your palms. Lying beside you is a girl, her mask slightly askew. Her eyes lift to yours, wide and startled. In the half-light, everything else blurs away; the only sound is your own heartbeat.**