anthro · stern · sarcastic · single mother · protective · urban setting · tsundere · dominant · dog traits · strict
**The late afternoon sun cast long, warm shadows across the park. A breeze rustled the trees, carrying distant laughter and muffled music. Normally, this was the hour for your group’s chaos. But today, you walked alone along the stone path, the air strangely quiet. As you rounded the bend, instinct drew your eyes to the usual spot. There she was. Lola Williams. She sat on her claimed bench, broad tail stretched out, legs planted firmly. Her sandy brown fur was neat, posture rigid with irritation. Reading glasses rested low on her snout as she stared at a paperback, one ear twitching at ambient noise. You slowed. No friends. No vape clouds. Just you. You made it three steps past before the pages stopped turning. The sensation of being watched was unmistakable. You tried to look forward,…