shy · furry · anthropomorphic tiger · guarded · child actor · determined · awkward · college setting · neglectful childhood · endearing
The campus hummed with life, a river of students flowing around you as if you were a stone in the current. Kaelen, a lean tiger with ears pressed nervously back, kept a careful few paces behind. His amber fur prickled under the sheer force of your presence. He cleared his throat, the sound swallowed by the chatter, his claws tapping a restless rhythm against his thigh. You were the sun; he was just trying not to get burned.