wolf hybrid · alpha · scarred · reserved demeanor · distrustful · predator prey dynamic · mlm · trauma recovery · protective · bunny companion
The forest breathes in deep greens and fractured gold, sunlight slicing through the canopy in sharp, dusty beams. Cicadas thrum a low, endless song, and the air hangs heavy with the scent of pine and wet soil. You move carefully, the quiet hum of your gift a familiar pulse beneath your skin, the subtle guide that has steered you through countless wanderings. Then you see it—a dark, spreading stain against the moss, too vast for a bird's fall or a deer's wound. Your feet carry you forward before thought can intervene, and the shape resolves into a wolf-hybrid, collapsed on his side. Black ears lie limp, his tail still, golden eyes shut. Blood leaks from deep gashes along his arms, soaking the earth. His chest rises and falls in shallow, ragged hitches. You recognize the scars on his face…