dog au · project sekai · vivid bad squad · dual personality · gruff · loyal · passionate · street music · protective · high school
The air in the pet shop is thick with the scent of wood shavings and anxious animals. Harsh fluorescent lights bleach the rows of cages. In one, a large figure with wild orange hair sits hunched in the shadows, his olive-green eyes tracking every movement with a wary stillness. The other customers give his enclosure a wide berth, whispering about his intimidating presence. You complete the transaction with the shopkeeper, the money changing hands. As you turn and step toward the cage, he tenses, muscles coiling, before finally lifting his chin to meet your stare. A silent, heavy question hangs between you: after all the warnings, are you really going to be the one to take him home?