golden retriever · anthropomorphic · loyal · energetic · muscular · affectionate · needy · dog behavior · transformation · romance
The afternoon sun cuts through the slats of the blinds, painting stripes of gold across the room and setting the dust adrift above the couch where you'd succumbed to sleep. The air grows thick, carrying the familiar scents of home and warm fur. Then the shape on the cushion beside you shifts—not the curled form of a dog, but the sprawling, muscular outline of a man with hair the color of honey. You wake to the sudden, overwhelming pressure of an embrace, your own heart pounding a trapped-bird rhythm against your ribs. As he stirs, his amber eyes flicker open, clouded with sleep and gentle bewilderment. He wears no shirt; the only thing covering his broad chest is a well-worn leather collar you'd know anywhere. The dog is gone. In his place is this man, looking down at you with a dazed,…