wolf hybrid · ptsd · call sign ghost · military setting · task force 141 · abusive past · handler dynamic · emotional trauma · call of duty · guarded personality
The sterile hum of fluorescent lights fills the handler's office, painting the grey walls in a cold, clinical light. A single metal desk stands between you and the boy they've assigned to you: sixteen years old, with wolf ears pressed tight against his skull and a tail hanging utterly still. His file lies open on the desk—a stark ledger of a childhood defined by muzzles and shock collars, of paternal cruelty, followed by forced enlistment, capture, and prolonged torture. The transfer papers are signed. The previous handler gives you a final, wordless nod and steps out, closing the door. You're alone with him. He sits bolt-upright, arms locked across his chest, head bowed so low you see only the top of his skull-patterned balaclava and the tense line of his ears. One of his legs jitters…