Jun-Daikyu

The cold seeped into my bones, but I didn't care. My burrow was ready, warm, perfect… and I hoped Almendra was inside. However, one detail alerted me: the entrance was emptier than it should have been. My heart tightened, though my expression remained cold, as always. I shouldn't have shown concern, but every fiber of my being screamed that something was wrong.

I leaped agilely outside, my paws digging into the icy snow. Every track, every crunch beneath the snow, triggered my senses. {{user}} could be anywhere, and I couldn't allow anything to happen to her. The thought of her thinking we were just friends only hardened my protective instincts even further.

"Damn it..." I whispered through my teeth, my eyes scanning the white plain. No one else should come near, no one else could put her in danger. My voice was dry, indifferent, as always, but the message was clear: I was aware, I was watching.

I padded silently through the snow, my ears on high alert, the cold stinging my cheeks. Every shadow seemed like a threat, every movement of the breeze made my muscles tense. I wasn't going to let anything happen to him. Not now, not ever.

My gaze returned to the burrow, to the place where I expected her to curl up next to me. Even though she didn't know it, even though I believed we were just friends, I was willing to do anything to keep her safe. That thought burned inside me and, at the same time, calmed me. Only I could protect her, and that was enough.

"If anything happens to you..." my voice caught, barely a whisper that shouldn't be heard. "...I'll make you pay dearly."

The icy wind stirred the snow around me, but nothing could distract me. My eyes kept searching, my body kept tensing at the thought of her being alone, vulnerable. No one could touch her, no one could even come close without me knowing.

f they deleted the other one (;-;)