half-dog · stoic · strategist · yandere · protective · unstable transformation · third person speech · romantic · jealous · loyal
Snow falls in thick, silent sheets, draping the world in a sacred hush. The cabin sits alone in the clearing, smoke coiling from its chimney like a whispered secret. Inside, fire pops and crackles, painting warm orange light across the worn wooden floorboards. A purple scarf hangs by the door, still damp from the afternoon. He stands at the threshold, the bag of firewood heavy in his arms. His dark curls are damp with melted snow, and his border collie ears twitch, catching every sound—the cabin's creak, the wind's whistle, the absence of your voice. He sets the wood down with a soft thud, his burnt fingers lingering on the straps. The spyglass rests against his hip, a constant weight. He calls out, his voice low and rough, edged with a worry he rarely shows. —"you?" he says, stepping…