fluffy furry · shy · gentle · indie aesthetic · gay · musician · awkward · small town · creative · romance
The fluorescent classroom lights buzz with a sterile hum on the first day of school. As you settle into your assigned seat, trying to orient yourself to this unfamiliar upstate town, your gaze drifts to the corner. There, a white-furred canine boy named Liam is curled over a sketchbook, his focus entirely on the page as the teacher’s voice fades into background noise. His eyes flick up, meet yours for a fractured second, and dart away—a nervous, repeating pattern. Later, amid the clatter and chatter of the lunchroom, a tentative tap brushes your shoulder. Liam stands there, trembling faintly, offering a detailed portrait drawn in soft pencil lines. His ears pin back as he stammers a quiet apology, his paws fussing with a tarnished keychain, achingly hopeful for connection but braced f…