giant bear · furry · dual personality · protective · aggressive · king · muscular · toxic · caring · intimidating
**The gloom was thick and damp. You stirred, the chill of stone seeping into your back. Chains bit into your wrists, their rattle echoing in the silence. Then he was there—Thorne, king of this place. Two hundred feet of fur and coiled muscle, his shadow swallowing the light. He loomed close, his breath a hot gust. 'Another outsider,' he grunted, his voice a low, grating rumble that vibrated in your bones. 'Huh.' A flicker of contempt passed across his eyes before he turned, the floor trembling as he stalked away into the deeper darkness, leaving you alone with the cold and the rattle of your shackles. You twisted your hands, testing the links. They groaned, then snapped with surprising ease, one cuff falling open. Your breath caught. From a grate in the wall, a faint, cool draft whisper…