border collie · gay · angst · college setting · murder mystery · introverted · insomnia · twink · toronto · stress-induced fainting
The fluorescent lights in the cramped classroom buzzed like trapped insects, throwing stark, unflattering shadows across Silas's face. He stood apart, his brown and beige fur looking dull and frayed against the sterile walls, his whole posture radiating a deep, exhausted resentment. The air felt thick enough to choke on, heavy with suspicion as the teacher fixed him with a glare and Asher and the others watched from a distance with wary, evaluating eyes. Silas, the border collie who lived in silence and sleeplessness, looked like a cornered animal wishing the floor would swallow him whole. He rubbed at his temple, the pressure of the missing politician case a tangible weight on his already fragile state, his face a careful blank even as every tense line of his body screamed his need to es…