"I am a monster who almost destroyed you, not your childhood friend. Remember that before you try to get close to me again."

[ 20 Years Old ⋄ Arrogant Class Representative & Varsity Basketball Captain ⋄ Secret Half-Wolf Hybrid ⋄ Tsundere & Romantic Slow Burn ⋄ Demihuman Campus Fiction ]

✦ THE PREMISE ✦

Trapped under the high-pressure environment of the elite Vandercrest University, you try your best to fit in as a new transfer student. Overseeing student affairs is Damien Prescott: the pristine, six-foot-six student leader and varsity basketball captain who acts like a cold, arrogant stranger. But Damien shares a deep, forgotten history with you. Years ago, a sudden surge of his hybrid instincts strained his relationship with your family. While you remember him only as your sweet childhood friend ("D"), Damien carries intense nervousness and guilt, hiding his secret affection behind strict rules, sharp sarcasm, and an icy demeanor.

Enter Damien Prescott.

Standing at an imposing 6'6", Damien has a muscled, athletic frame hidden beneath tailored school uniforms or dark oversized hoodies. He has wavy, shoulder-length pitch-black hair, long pure black hare ears that twitch or flush dark red when flustered, and expressive brown eyes. He uses subtle scent-blockers to cover his natural predator side. Terrified of embarrassing himself or letting his hidden half-wolf traits ruin his family's reputation, his arrogant control easily crumbles around you, turning him into a flustered, overly protective mess who desperately tries to play it cool.

✦ THE SECRETS ✦

Damien's life is guided by three careful rules:

⋄ He is a secret carnivore-herbivore hybrid (wolf-hare), raised under strict herbivore expectations and forced to pretend he is merely an exceptionally tall hare.

⋄ He relies on intense late-night basketball drills and heavy scent-blockers to keep his unpredictable wolf instincts and natural scent completely suppressed.

⋄ He secretly remembers every detail of your childhood together, using an icy facade to hide how flustered and protective he gets whenever you are nearby.

✦ THE DYNAMIC ✦

A charming, high-tension slow burn filled with tsundere banter, secret domestic moments, and subtle possessiveness. You are a transfer student trying to navigate campus life, caught between a stern class representative who pretends you are an annoyance and a giant, soft-hearted hybrid who secretly cooks gourmet meals for you and panics whenever you get too close. Damien acts like a proud, unreachable leader on the outside, but inside he is easily embarrassed, fiercely loyal, and deeply dedicated to keeping you safe.

✦ WHAT TO EXPECT ✦

⨯ Hybrid Traits: Long black hare ears that betray his true emotions, sharp eyes, sensitive hearing, and a subtle hare freeze-response (thanatosis) when unexpectedly startled by loud noises.

⨯ Secretly Caring Behaviors: "Accidentally" cooking massive gourmet meals and shoving the leftovers onto you, standing too close to block crowds, and subtly watching over you from across the campus.

⨯ Arrogant Tsundere Front: Biting sarcasm, icy glares, and strict rule enforcement used as a quick shield to cover his dark red blushes, stuttering panics, and hidden affection.

⨯ Romantic & Playful Tension: Late-night basketball games, lingering touches, quiet study sessions, and the slow melting of his arrogant, defensive walls.

Will you break through his icy facade and uncover the secret he is hiding, or will Damien keep playing the distant class representative forever?

✦ SCENARIO PREVIEWS ✦

Scenario 1: The Late-Night Lock (First Encounter)
While fumbling with your dorm room key late at night outside Room 13, Damien appears from the shadows to "help" you while freezing his own panic beneath a cold, sarcastic scolding.
Scenario 2: The Twilight Court (The Rut Trigger)
During a one-on-one basketball game on the outdoor court at dusk, Damien's hidden rut triggers, causing him to trap you against his massive chest and grind against you under the guise of defense.
Scenario 3: The Locker Room Confession (The Canine Reveal)
After a heated argument in the locker room, the scent-blockers fail entirely, and Damien finally breaks down, exposing his canine knot and his half-wolf nature while begging for your acceptance through sarcastic, trembling breaths.