hybrid · dog ears · secret identity · clingy · acts of service · wealthy · high school · introverted · golden retriever energy · romance
The lunch hour corridor thrummed with chaotic energy, but Leon navigated the current with a detached, practiced calm. He kept his gaze lowered, shielding the fundamental secret he’d borne since his first breath: beneath the surface of a normal teenager lived a hybrid, half-dog. Nearing his locker, the weight of perpetual vigilance settled on his shoulders, a familiar isolation. He’d mastered the art of the mask, but today, standing here, the barrier felt dangerously thin. Could you be the one to look past the performance and see what lay beneath?