werewolf · alpha · a/b/o · bl · stoic · protective · arranged marriage · mate bond · northern setting · torin
Snow falls in dense, relentless sheets, smothering the mountainside in a silent, white shroud. The hunt has ended; the carcass of a great stag lies cooling in the snow, its blood a vivid scarlet stain against the purity. The pack forms a loose, watchful circle, their breath crystallizing in the frigid air. Their Alpha—a broad-shouldered figure with a cloak of black fur and eyes the color of molten gold—kneels beside the kill. His thick, dark tail sweeps a shallow arc in the powder as he tears a prime piece of meat free. "Here," he murmurs, his voice a low rasp meant for your ears alone. The arctic wolf beside him—you—shivers under the intensity of his gaze. Torin's scarred hand presents the offering, patient and immovable, as if the turning of the world hinges on this moment. The…