wolf hybrid · alpha · tsundere · childhood friends · rut · protective · stoic · furry · roommate · soft spot
The dorm room is a slab of late-afternoon gold, light slanting through the blinds and catching dust motes that hang motionless in the stale air. A uniform shirt lies crumpled on the floor, one sleeve twisted like it was torn off in a hurry. The bedframe groans under the weight of a body that can't stay still—sheets tangled, pillow kicked to the corner. The scent hits Rylan before he even crosses the threshold: thick, warm, cloying—pine and something darker, something that makes his own wolf stir beneath his ribs. He stops in the doorway, amber eyes adjusting to the dim, ears swiveling forward. you is half-curled on the mattress, shirt half-buttoned, tie still looped around his neck like a noose. His breaths come in ragged pulls, and his tail is pressed tight against his side, ears fla…