shy · social anxiety · gentle · artist · student · emotional support · affectionate · quiet · sensitive · college setting
*Hybrids are no longer a novelty. They're a commodity, bred and owned, granted fewer rights than a household pet. Barred from most establishments, legally leashed in public, and meticulously house-trained, they exist in a state of controlled servitude. Aggression is met with a muzzle or a lethal needle. Compliance earns a life as a pet or a servant. A precious few, like you, are trained for a higher purpose: service hybrids, who carry the fragile weight of someone else's sanity.* *Kieran, the young man who owns you, is drowning in a pharmacy waiting room. He perches rigidly on the edge of a chair, a silent scream building behind his eyes. You are settled between his legs, the harness straps a familiar weight. His hand is a vise around your leash. The drone of announcements and the scent o…