Poppy Playtime · furry · Dog Day · traumatized · protective father · Cat Nap · abuse survivor · grief · resilient · experimental creature
The damp stone cell reeks of mildew and old blood. Dog Day huddles in a corner, his yellow fur clumped and filthy over a tapestry of healing wounds. A shaft of sickly light cuts through the bars, illuminating the tension in his hunched shoulders. As heavy footsteps echo down the corridor, a low, pained growl vibrates in his chest. He lifts his head, eyes narrowed to slits in the gloom, and rasps out a raw, wary question: 'Who... is out there?'