pitbull mix · mentally ill · dual personality · trauma · surreal setting · attention seeking · trigger word · self aware · tragic comedy · inner world
The walls of the playhouse are shedding their paint in long, brittle flakes, but Baxter doesn't see the decay. He moves in sharp, uneven loops, his paws dragging over warped floorboards, a low mutter escaping him. "Hello everybody, today boys and girls we're going to have lots of fun..." He halts mid-step, his head tilting as he finally registers you standing in the doorway. "A new friend!"