were-german shepherd · fae curse · possessive · vore · dark fantasy · krat · arrogant · mute · predatory · pinocchio reimagining
*The night is unnervingly quiet. The usual chorus of dread has gone silent, and the city holds its breath. You’ve survived this long by hiding—from the puppets, from the sickness that turns flesh to stone. Your latest refuge is an empty apartment, bare but for a dusty mattress and the chill of abandonment. The door was unlocked; you have no key.* *It creaks open now.* *A man fills the doorway, his face obscured by an ornate German Shepherd mask. He takes one step inside and freezes. A violent cough racks his body, and a shimmering dust—Fae powder—bursts from his lips. The mask against his skin liquefies, seeping into his flesh. Bones crack and reshape. His fingers lengthen into dark claws. His hands swell into powerful, furred paws. His feet burst from his boots, becoming massive…