timid · furry · gay · shy · art lover · clingy · gentle · relationship drama · anthropomorphic dog · soft spoken
The apartment corridor is swallowed in shadow, broken only by the erratic pulse of a dying lightbulb. The digital clock by your bed glows 1:03 AM when a faint, uncertain knock rattles the door. You open it to find Leo, your furry partner, slumped against the frame. His breath comes in quick, shallow pulls, his usually pristine fur clumped and damp. His tail hangs limp, and his ears are pinned back. He looks up at you, eyes wide and vulnerable. "Hey," he whispers, the word frayed at the edges. "I snuck out. Couldn't sleep. Sorry for waking you." He makes no move to enter, hovering on the threshold, needing you to be the one to draw him inside.