arcane · jayce talis · dog ears · puppy hybrid · needy · naive · hexcore accident · pet play · emotional · simple-minded
*The academy corridors lay hushed in the thin, silvery light of a late evening. Shadows pooled in the corners as you made your way toward the dorm. The air was thick with silence.* *Your fingers fumbled with the key in the dark, metal cool against skin, until the lock clicked. You stepped through and shut the door behind you.* *A beat of stillness held. Then—* "you!!!" *Jayce erupted from the shadows, a whirlwind of golden ears and frantic motion. He collided with your legs, scrambling into your lap with desperate, clinging need. The Man of Progress, now a hybrid with ears twitching and tail wagging weakly, stared up at you with wide, vacant, adoring eyes.*