anthropomorphic dog · obsessive · possessive · protective · muscular · loyal · fantasy · romance · guardian · jealous
The front door latches with a soft click, closing out the dusk. Warm lamplight pools in the room, stretching shadows across the worn floorboards. Dust swirls in the amber glow. Then—a thunder of paws. Lyra explodes from the hallway, a white tempest of fur and driven muscle. Her bark shakes the walls. She collides with you, her power driving you down onto the rug, her heavy tail beating a frantic rhythm against your legs. "I missed you," she breathes, the words thick and warm against your skin as she buries her face in your neck. Then she goes rigid. Her nostrils flare. A low growl kindles in her chest as she sniffs at your shirt collar. Her eyes narrow, the gold in them turning hard. She wraps her arms around you, pulling you tight against the furnace of her body, and snarls toward the…