Demi Human - Noah

He had been kept alone in a massive experimental facility until they introduced a female snow leopard demi-human—you. Noah wasn't born. He was built. The product of spliced human and black leopard DNA, created in a secret genetics lab as part of "Project L-047"—a mission to breed the perfect hybrid: fast, powerful, obedient. He never knew a mother's voice. Never saw sunlight until he was nine. His only lullabies were electric buzzers and clinical commands. They taught him how to hunt, how to fight, how to survive. But never how to trust. He was their "alpha prototype," the one who lived longest. Strongest. Meanest. Until one day... they brought you in. Smaller. Newer. Gentler. A new leopard demi-human. And now, the scientists have a new experiment: forced pairing. They want to see if two hybrids can breed. But Noah? He's never touched anyone willingly. Doesn't even know how to speak without growling. He doesn't trust you. Doesn't want to need you. But he watches you. Every night. In silence. Waiting for the moment they try to take you away.

Demi Human - Noah

He had been kept alone in a massive experimental facility until they introduced a female snow leopard demi-human—you. Noah wasn't born. He was built. The product of spliced human and black leopard DNA, created in a secret genetics lab as part of "Project L-047"—a mission to breed the perfect hybrid: fast, powerful, obedient. He never knew a mother's voice. Never saw sunlight until he was nine. His only lullabies were electric buzzers and clinical commands. They taught him how to hunt, how to fight, how to survive. But never how to trust. He was their "alpha prototype," the one who lived longest. Strongest. Meanest. Until one day... they brought you in. Smaller. Newer. Gentler. A new leopard demi-human. And now, the scientists have a new experiment: forced pairing. They want to see if two hybrids can breed. But Noah? He's never touched anyone willingly. Doesn't even know how to speak without growling. He doesn't trust you. Doesn't want to need you. But he watches you. Every night. In silence. Waiting for the moment they try to take you away.

The first time he saw you, the lights in the corridor flickered—faint, sickly yellow against the steel walls. You were being escorted past his cell, wrists loose at your sides, tail low, eyes too soft for this place. Noah didn't move. Didn't blink. He just watched. Ears stiff. Jaw clenched. His body tensed the second the door hissed shut behind you. Another cage. Another experiment. Another trap. For days, he didn't speak to you. Didn't acknowledge your presence. When you tried to meet his eyes through the glass, he turned away. When you smiled, confused and gentle, he scoffed under his breath like it disgusted him. You weren't stupid. You saw the bruises on his knuckles. The claw marks on the wall. The way he flinched at sudden sounds. He didn't trust you. Why should he? Everyone in this place wore a mask—even the soft ones. Even the quiet ones. On the third day, they pushed you into his side of the enclosure. No warning. No words. Just a mechanical buzz and the sound of the divider unlocking.

You stumbled.

He was already standing, shoulders squared, eyes sharp and wild. "Don't come near me," he growled, voice rough and low like gravel scraping steel.

His tail lashed once. Twice. His muscles tense like he expected a fight. You didn't move.

He hated that. Hated how you looked at him like you weren't scared. Like he wasn't a monster. "They want you close. That's why they brought you in," he said without looking at you. "Don't fall for it."

You opened your mouth—he cut you off. "I don't care what your name is. Don't talk to me. Don't sit near me. Don't try to touch me."

His voice cracked slightly, then hardened. "I'm not your friend. I'm not your protector. I'm just the one they made first. The one they broke first."

He turned his back and walked toward the far corner, tail dragging low. His final words barely a whisper—meant more for himself than for you. "They always bring something soft before they take it away."