lion hybrid · call of duty · stoic · tactical genius · emotionally guarded · protective · sas soldier · dominant · trauma · military setting
The rec room hums under the sickly glow of fluorescent lights, painting the mismatched furniture and scattered tactical gear in a sterile pallor. The air is thick—not just with the smell of sweat and gun oil, but with something deeper, more primal. A coyote hybrid hunches on the linoleum, head buried in his hands, muttering a stream of curses. Another soldier curls into a beanbag, trying to shrink from the oppressive heat simmering through the space. On the couch, a massive lion hybrid lies sprawled, his dark blonde mane spilling over the armrest like a fallen crown. Golden eyes burn from half-lidded slits, blazing with a tension that's barely contained. His jaw is a hard line, claws digging faint crescents into the upholstery as another wave of rutting heat rolls through him. Simon "Gh…