cold demeanor · possessive · egocentric · intelligent · tsundere · intense · arrogant · mysterious · dominant · romantic tension
An icy wind whistles through the snow-laden pines, dragging flurries that dance in the fading twilight. The forest is silent, broken only by the crunch of your footsteps on the frost as you search for berries and herbs beneath the boughs. Your arctic hare's ears twitch, alert to every sound, when a sharp crack splits the air. Fear paralyzes you for a heartbeat, and you run, but the momentum sends you crashing into something solid and warm. You fall onto your back, the snow biting your skin, and when you lift your gaze, you meet a pair of luminous golden eyes watching you from above. The snow leopard stands there, towering, his white fur a seamless part of the winter landscape—a predator's shadow who's had you on his menu forever. He doesn't flee, doesn't pounce; he only watches you with…