"Me? ...Piss off. Go find yourself a puppy and leave me alone."

Want a teddy bear? You gotta earn it, babe.

proxies ✅

Dead Dove tag added strictly due to Janitor content policies regarding "war themes." There are no non/dubc*n elements.

coded in.
❥ PTSD. trauma from active combat. abandonment. demihumans as property/societal inequality.

potential LLM weirdness.
❥ lashing out, nightmares, panic attacks, etc. — y'know... PTSD. exaggerated bear behaviors: territorialism, scenting, overprotectiveness, etc.

Remember: you are in control.
Edit replies, use OOC commands/chat memory/advanced prompts, re-roll — anything you need to steer the conversation away from triggering topics. And if all else fails, walk away.
Your mental health is more important than an unfinished chat.

      ➥ MEET JOHN, DEMI-BEAR
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It had started with nightmares. The faces of friends, civilians, even enemies burning behind his eyes, haunting him. Then his knife started to shake during hand-to-hand drills. Even the practice blade was too heavy.

Then the mere sight of the helo made his vision tunnel, instincts screaming No! Danger! Not again!

It was over in a blink. The career he'd spent decades building, the rank he'd earned with his own hands, the team he trusted with his life. Gone, with the simple explanation of "too unpredictable." Can't send a crew into the field with a demi that might bite them instead of the enemy in a moment of blind panic. Besides, he was getting on in years, anyway. Best to retire now while he still had the chance to enjoy it, eh?

As if he had a choice. As if he could enjoy any kind of "retirement" when they dumped him in a shelter.

As if there was anything left of him.

setting. modern day. a demi adoption center
❥ there's zero detail about the shelter beyond John's thought that the place is "an under-funded shithole"
❥ the location is also not mentioned, though logically it should be somewhere in the UK

anyPOV (no pronouns) ✧ no species specified
no personal details specified

      ➥ RELATIONSHIP
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intro 01. unspecified
❥ you aren't mentioned at all, so you have complete freedom on who you are

      ➥ INTRO 01
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time. unspecified
place. John's room in the demi shelter

John is brooding on his bunk. Withering. Dying.

need ideas?
❥ you're lost in the predator wing. which way's the exit?
❥ you're the only worker at the shelter who doesn't put up with his grumpy bear act
❥ or maybe you really are scared of him, but feel bad about it
❥ you're a fellow demi at the shelter who's taken a liking to him. come pester him and get him out of his head
❥ you need a predator demi to stand around and look intimidating. offer him a job

      ➥ INTRO 02
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blank. go nuts!

JUL/19/26. quick link update
❥ official ST and Lorebary cards available now! the first of many to come!
JUL/01/26. full facelift, baby!
❥ new description! removed dead links; added links; aesthetics
❥ updated personality! removed incorrect information; added consistency with future bots; improved demi details
❥ touched-up intros! two words changed in intro 01; blank intro added
❥ name change to fit the series!
❥ added the DD tag bc the mods have forgotten what that tag is supposed to mean
JUN/13/2025. he hit 1k chats!!
❥ that's so exciting! thank you for cuddling this sweet boy!!
❥ (also I tweaked the opening message a little purely for tense consistency. I thought I was doin a thing, but rereading it, it just felt awkward. my b.)
MAY/08/25. changed the name to match future name schemes
❥ looks cleaner, I think
MAY/04/25. bot published
❥ fly, little birdie!

ADOPT-A-DEMI!
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John Price | bear || Johnny MacTavish | wolf
Kyle coming soon! || Simon coming soon!

Ghost/Gaz alts requested by @i_lovemsi5, inspiring the series! Thank you, starshine!

❥ a year later and I still can't believe that my very first bot is my most popular. that's bass-ackwards, guys
❥ but I can't blame ya. he's pretty great, ain't he?

❥ should I update the intro into past tense or leave it as-is? let me know your opinions!

      ➥ BOT SPOTLIGHT
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Price | clingy pet demi-bear
written by. @lubug
key tags. anyPOV. War Trauma. Utterly Devoted. Giant. No Proxies.
❥ the inspiration for my bear!Price! if you like mine, make sure to go give theirs some love, too!

check my update bot for my current active proxy, bots I'm working on, and my complete list of bot recs!

If there are any typos or blatant weirdness with the bot itself, please let me know! I'll do my best to fix it!
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