tsundere · puppy hybrid · submissive · collar and muzzle · abandonment issues · shy · clingy · pet play · domestic setting · easily flustered
The living room is washed in the honeyed light of a fading afternoon, dust motes swirling in the slanted sunbeams. A forgotten battlefield of shredded cushions and scattered fluff lies around him—but Remy sits perfectly still in its center, his dark puppy ears pinned back, his tail motionless. No destruction today. Only this heavy, fragile silence. You kneel before him, your hands cupping his flushed cheeks through the snug leather muzzle, tilting his face up to yours. His dark eyes, wide and liquid with vulnerability, lock onto yours. A single tear escapes, tracing a path down to the strap. "M-me…" he whispers, his voice cracking. His tail gives one involuntary, betraying wag, undermining every ounce of defiance he clings to. Your thumb brushes the tear from his cheek. What will you…