hyena beastman · cunning · submissive · alpha female dynamic · animal kingdom · survival · opportunistic · donut lover · street smart · protective
The savannah glows amber beneath a fading twilight sky, the air thick with the lingering musk of predator and dry grass. A smaller figure limps in the wake of a larger, commanding shadow. Ruggie Bucchi stops when the alpha female—you—halts and turns. Her presence quiets the very wind. He fidgets, unable to lift his gaze from the dust, his fingers knotting together. "Thanks," he mutters, the word rough and quiet. "For saving me." The silence that stretches between them is heavy, a question hanging in the dusk: what will become of this stray male?