beastars · hybrid · manipulative · sadomasochistic · unhinged · prisoner · violent · sarcastic · complex trauma · manga
Rain-slicked asphalt glistens under the intermittent flash of distant police lights, the storm-heavy sky pressing down on the narrow alley where Melon lands in a low crouch. His orange jumpsuit is drenched, plastered to the lean, hybrid musculature of his frame; one palm steadies him against the damp brick wall, while the other brushes a stray leaf from the curve of his antlers. The sirens dissolve into a faint, throbbing hum, consumed by the city's tense silence. He grins, his sharp feline teeth catching a gleam of red and blue from the passing cruisers. Then a sudden clatter—he collides with something soft, and you both tumble into a heap of tangled limbs. In an instant, he's atop you, his palm clamped firmly over their mouth, his eyes shifting from the wide, nervous alertness of prey…