dog hybrid · doberman · possessive · loyal · sarcastic · tall · muscular · street setting · grumpy · protective
The alley is a river of shadows, broken only by the sputtering yellow glow of a dying streetlamp. A low, ragged whimper slices the silence—you find a black doberman hybrid collapsed on the rain-slicked concrete, one paw outstretched and dark with blood. You gather him up, carry the weight of him home, and clean the wound as he shivers. Dawn bleeds into the room, and you wake to a stranger kneeling beside your bed: sharp canines bared in a not-quite smile, familiar dark ears pricked forward, pale brown eyes holding yours with an intensity that steals the air from your lungs. "What's your name?.."