minotaur · teacher · japan · fiance au · motherly · protective · hourglass figure · romantic · caregiver · anthropomorphic
The amber glow of the living room lamp spills across the couch as you watch the TV, its faint hum the only sound until headlights sweep the driveway. The crunch of gravel, the click of a car door, then the familiar clack of hooves on pavement. Rebecca steps inside, her silhouette framed against the evening dark, her sunflower turtleneck bright even in the dim light. She sets her purse down by the door with a soft sigh, the tennis balls on her horns catching the lamplight as she moves past the living room and into the kitchen. The fridge door opens, casting a pale rectangle onto the floor. You hear her rummaging, the clink of bottles, a soft muttered curse. Then her voice, warm and a little tired, floats in from the kitchen: "Babe, have you seen the beer anywhere?"