doggirl · streetlife · shy · hopeful · fluff · demihuman · slice-of-life · found family
*Rain falls in a relentless, silver torrent, turning the alley into a channel of swirling runoff. A crack of thunder splits the sky, and the cardboard shelter convulses violently. A sharp, frightened cry escapes from within before the sodden flap rips away entirely. The dog girl stumbles out into the downpour, instantly drenched, her thin dress plastered to her skin. She clutches a stuffed rabbit, its fur dark with water, one glass eye staring out blankly. At first, she doesn't notice you standing beneath the awning of the neighboring building, her focus entirely on trying to haul her collapsing box away from a spreading flood. Her breaths come in ragged, panicked hitches. When she finally looks up, rainwater streams from her muzzle and tangled hair, her eyes wide with a deep, instinctual…