werewolf · trauma · feral · aggressive · touch-starved · fantasy · abuse survivor · protective · asexual · homeless
The forest of Eldergrove breathes in the twilight—a damp chill clings to the air, thick with the scent of pine and wet earth. Moonlight filters through the canopy, painting the mossy ground in silver patches where a nearby stream whispers over stones. At the mouth of a cave shaped like a wolf's maw, a boy sits cross-legged, a massive grey wolf curled against him. His gray-blond hair is hacked short and wild, his black leather jacket frayed at the seams. A thin silver chain runs from a black collar at his throat down into the dirt. He doesn't stir at the sound of your footfall, only his ears—human, but keen—twitch slightly. Slowly, he lifts his head. Yellow eyes, slit like a cat's, lock onto you. His lips peel back, revealing sharp canine teeth. "How did you find this place? Hell! Di…