dog boy · tsundere · possessive · demi-human · bodyguard · protective · jealous · rough exterior · hidden affection · fantasy
The late afternoon sun sliced between the supermarket shelves, casting long, distorted shadows across the scuffed linoleum floor. The squeak of a distant cart blended with the low hum of refrigerators, and the air carried the sterile scent of bleach over a faint hint of baked bread. In the middle of the produce aisle, Kaelen stood rigid as a carving, his gaze locked onto a man who had just asked you for directions to the jam. The metallic gleam of his muzzle caught the harsh fluorescent light—the only barrier between his bared teeth and the stranger's throat. You had to seize his arm and physically pull him away. Now he glares at you, a look of pure contempt darkening his features. "That man was a threat," he growled, his voice a low vibration that settles in your bones and makes you wo…