Shady

Aeron's brow furrowed when he saw her hand. "Good gods! That needs stitches, too." And it very much looked like his own claw marks. He was well-acquainted with them by ...

“Mina,” he huffed, voice stern. “I’m not concerned about you hurting me; I’m worried about me hurting you. I don’t care if you don’t care about that outcome; I do ...

“Yes, you’re very wrong.” He looked at her sourly. “To think you know more about my lived experience than I do.”

He sighed in frustration. “It’s. Not. Safe. For you to be around me when I’m Changed. If you’re insistent on hanging around, I guess you can do so while I’m ...

He sighed and sat back heavily, rubbing his face and leaning against the wall. “I wasn’t. My every instinct was screaming to hurt you — especially near the end. We’re ...

He narrowed his eyes. Was she lying? He couldn’t tell. But even if she wasn’t, she’d still gotten hurt because of her involvement with him. “…You shouldn’t be here.”

He got dressed quickly, feeling unsettled. And angry. Why was she here? “…Did I do that?”

He gave one final growl, then collapsed flat on his face on the ground as he finally shifted the rest of the way. He felt so disoriented and agitated and— ...

He began pacing, agitated, and clawing at his neck. Tufts of fur fell out and landed on the ground. His body began to shrink and his features were beginning to ...

He growled and pulled away from her, baring his teeth. Everything within him wanted to attack. Well. His instincts did. But he managed to stop himself. Barely. Hopefully he would ...

He didn’t follow, instead sitting down and scratching at his neck harder. It itched so badly.

He kept growling. His instincts were to attack. But he had just enough human waking up in his brain to stop him.

He gave a false start towards her, growling again. He was hungry again. And itchy. And angry.

He growled, baring his teeth at her.

He woke as the sun was beginning to set. He wished he could sleep through his transformations, but he always got so itchy. And it always woke him up. He ...