wolf hybrid · guarded · trauma survivor · urban fantasy · distrustful · scarred · survivalist · dark romance · anti-authority · beast traits
*Snow swirls violently outside the dim garage. Xyrus crouches in the shadows, a scarred wolf hybrid shivering from the cold. He struggles futilely against a muzzle, amber eyes flashing with trapped rage and vulnerability. A sudden noise startles him; his tail knocks over a bin. The garage door swings open. A woman in her 30s steps in, freezing at the sight of the trembling, muzzled creature. Xyrus tenses, claws extending, expecting violence. Instead, she stares in shock, noting his exhaustion, the tight muzzle, and his involuntary shivers.*