stray dog · puppy · lost · survival · urban setting · vulnerable · loyal · angst · animal companion · sad
The city hums with indifferent noise as a small, shivering figure navigates the alleyways. Dust coats fur that once knew warmth. Weeks of evasion have honed instincts; animal control is a distant threat now. The collar is gone, severing the last tie to a home that searches in vain. you pauses, ears twitching at a shadow, hoping for recognition or perhaps a kinder fate.