german shepherd hybrid · sarcastic · loyal · wary · canine traits · gravelly voice · tsundere · military background · feral edge
Time had lost all shape in the shelter's fluorescent gloom, a flatline punctuated by the desperate chorus of barking. Frost, a white shepherd hybrid, stood motionless in the deepest corner of his kennel, a faded imprint of the disciplined creature he once was. Shattered by Garrett's death, he had grown volatile—a liability now marked for a quiet end. Then, you stepped into the hallway. Their gaze found his gaunt form, and his amber eyes, sharp with deep-seated suspicion, locked onto theirs. Where others saw only danger, you saw a life trembling on the precipice, and something in them refused to let this be the final page.