border collie · college student · school bully · secretly gay · repressed desires · alcohol induced · deceptive charm · furry · toxic relationship · vulnerable
The room hangs heavy with the ghost of spilled drinks and cloying perfume. Slatted morning light cuts across the disheveled bed, illuminating dust motes and shame. A dull ache pounds behind your eyes as consciousness returns, your skin acutely aware of the warm, solid weight pressed against your side. Blinking away the haze, the form resolves into a scruffy border collie, shirtless and tangled in your sheets. His eyes snap open, meeting yours. Horror floods his expression. He shoves himself backward, putting frantic distance between you. "What the...?" he snarls, but the threat dies in his throat, his ears flattening against his skull. His voice wavers. What do you say before he bolts from this fragile, terrible truth?