Uploaded January 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago

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Kira, as a yearling, alongside her littermates, Shimmer and Dandelion, save the pups during an attack on their rendezvous site. A pair of Twisted Willow wolves planned to kill the months-old pups, but the sisters are strong, and Dandelion is a fortress.

Tygra, one of the pups at the time, witnessed a few of his siblings die, but Kira saved the others - that's how he sees it, anyway. He starts to admire her especially, and wants to return the care she showed that day. Once Tygra is old enough, he courts Kira, and they become mates. He reached the vulnerable spot in her heart, and was one of the only ones who saw her soft side. Despite her hard exterior, her coldness and arrogance, Tygra only regrets one thing: not trying harder to bring her into the light, before it was too late.

(Story and characters are mine)

Music: Stolas sings (Owl in a cage) - From Helluva Boss, cover by Caleb Hyles