Detective Duke's Secret
His heart was racing, and an atavistic fear was building in him shouting that this was too dangerous, he was vulnerable, he was alone. one crazy junkie with a knife and he could die in an instant.
London Murder Mystery
First is the immediate threat to our safety: werewolves are fierce atavistic creatures of great strength and reduced mental capacity, hungry and easily angered.
Family Matters - Thursday
Sean fought down an atavistic thrill of fear when the cougar reached over and clasped his reluctantly offered hand gently. taws' grasp was both firm and comforting as she smiled at him.
Superhero 4
The big cat growled, low and atavistic, and pulled his hips backward, feeling his barbs pluck on the delicate flesh inside in ways that made them both suck in breath and shiver.
The Auditor - Act 1, Scene 3: Two Protagonists, Two Antagonists.
He sensed more than saw salen's atavistic shudder at the macabre display and saw the slight turn of brady's head; he was watching salen, too.
Obedience Schooled Chapter 3
She'd always considered herself somehow “above" activities like that, things that tied the “lesser members" of her own species, as well as the sub-animal morphs, to their degenerate, atavistic ancestors.
Unconventional
Many humans view chimeras as a kind of atavistic backlash so when they pick up on the pagan vibe and find it more to their liking than christianity, judaism and islamic faiths few people batted an eye although the heads of the big three railed against this
Torpedo Run Chapter 28
The jaguar's scream was atavistic, guttural, choked, spit and blood spraying from his maw as he was jerked back by the powerful cybernetic, slammed into the nearby wall by his head as the fully articulated metal limb ground down, clenching its robotic
What Was Broken [3]
The wolf rumbled approbation at whatever it was his acute senses gathered from that sniff and sean could not help but writhe a little in atavistic fear.
Firefox Chapter 12
Yells, human and not-quite human as zoochimera went atavistic.
Chasing the Unicorn - PART 6: OATH OF GOLD
She smelled of lilacs, lavender, and something else... spicy and earthy that tugged at some deep, atavistic part of his brain.
The Cold Wind II: Taniwha (Ch 03 - 05)
It was a fairly common occurrence on many military vessels, primarily amongst the warrior caste as they were more prey to their atavistic urges and dominance games than the engineers or medics.