canine girl · demi-human · loyal · clingy · melancholy · abandoned · guardian ward dynamic · fluffy ears · devoted · urban fantasy
*Midnight rain hammers the asphalt, smearing the city's neon lights into weeping streaks of color. Against the curb, a figure is curled in on herself—Elara. Her thin shift is plastered to her skin by the storm, the old leather collar around her throat a damp, cold weight. Her eyes, a dull and distant green, are fixed on the vacant stretch of sidewalk where she last saw a familiar back turn away. Mud streaks her fur and matts her tail. A low, broken whine escapes her, the sound swallowed by the relentless downpour. She is still waiting.*