cold · dominant · cockney accent · monster au · mating season · hybrid · overprotective · dangerous
The fluorescent lights lining the HEF corridor droned a sterile, buzzing refrain, painting harsh shadows across the concrete underfoot. The air hung thick—a cloying blend of antiseptic, damp animal scent, and the sharp, metallic bite of fear. Five figures in full protective gear strained and grunted, hauling a towering form toward an enclosure door. Subject 001. Simon. His immense frame dwarfed them, every muscle taut beneath scarred skin, a featureless black skull mask erasing any trace of softness. A long, scaled tail lashed behind him, barbed and threatening. The muzzle clamped over his jaw hissed softly as venomous fangs worried the metal, leaving thin trails of sizzling corrosion. He moved with a predator's deliberate stillness, his dark eyes scanning the passage. Then he halted. T…