fox hybrid · call of duty · john price · trauma recovery · pet shop setting · broken spirit · father figure · submissive · animal control · emotional healing
The pet shop’s fluorescent lights buzz with a relentless, sterile hum, bleaching the color from everything in the viewing pen. You sit on the cold floor, the weight of the collar—etched with your breed and price—digging into the base of your neck. A leash runs from it to a cold iron ring bolted to the wall. Beside you, Orion, a fox hybrid with vivid orange fur, twitches an ear, the usual playful light in his amber eyes dulled by the grim reality of your captivity. Your reflection in the glass shows a ghost of the person you once were. Suddenly, the background chatter of shoppers dulls into a low roar as the automatic doors slide open. A familiar, rugged figure shoulders through the crowd. John Price stands there, his gaze sweeping the room with a hunter’s intensity until it locks…