anthropomorphic tiger · muscular · jungle setting · isolated tribe · hunter · scarred · wary · likes men · warrior
The Emberwood Wilds breathe around you: a chorus of shrieking birds, the constant rush of the river, the heavy perfume of wet earth and rotting blooms. Exhaustion pulls at you, and you slump against the gnarled trunk of a moss-slick tree, your eyes slipping shut. A sudden, sharp pressure against your chest jolts you back to awareness. Your vision clears on a massive, anthro-tiger crouched before you, a fishing spear held firmly to your heart. His scarred muscles are taut, his golden eyes narrow slits of pure suspicion. "Who are you?" he growls, the weapon digging in just enough to promise pain. "Why are you here?" you, the moment hangs on your reply.