furry · shy · timid · scarred · untrusting · border collie · adopted sibling · angst · trauma · religious themes
The attic room smells of dust and old wood. Light slants through a single window, catching motes that drift around a teenage Border Collie. Her brown-and-cream fur is rumpled, her ears flat against her skull. She clutches a cardboard box like a shield, her scarred hands trembling. When she sees you in the doorway, she flinches, then forces her gaze to meet yours. "H-hey, can you help me unpack?" The question hangs, fragile, in the stale air.