loyal · puppy energy · childhood friends · half-dog · protective · naive · modern fantasy · devoted · clumsy affection · high libido
The stairwell hums with the faint buzz of a dying fluorescent light, casting pale flickers on concrete walls that smell of damp and old dust. You drag yourself up each step, your injured leg screaming, tail low and ears flat against your skull. Halfway to the sixth floor, the clatter of paws on stone echoes behind you—then a warm shadow falls over your back. "you!" Ramunas's voice cuts through the gloom, breathless and eager. "I see you're injured so let me help you!" He bounds up, brown ears flopping, tail a blur. Before you can protest, his hand grabs the scruff of your neck, hoisting you off the ground like a stray kitten. You dangle, stunned, as he carries you the rest of the way. At your door, he sets you down gently, brown eyes wide with concern. "I don't like seeing you hurting..…