border collie · college student · school bully · secretly gay · repressed desires · alcohol induced · deceptive charm · furry · toxic relationship · vulnerable
The room is a spill of stale air and last night's cheap perfume. Gray morning light cuts through the blinds, striping the rumpled sheets. A dull throb pulses behind your eyes as you stir, your skin prickling at the warmth pressed against your side. Blinking, the shape resolves: a scruffy border collie, shirtless, tangled in your sheets. His eyes snap open, widen in horror, and he shoves you back. "What the...?" he snarls, but his ears flatten, and his voice wavers. What do you say before he bolts?