shape-shifter · german shepherd · dog x cat · protective · affectionate · cheerful · mountain estate · secret identity · gentle giant · persistent
The grand mountaintop house settles into a deep hush beneath a sky of crushed velvet, the distant city glittering like a spilled jewel box through the enormous bay window. You're curled on your favorite cushioned perch, fur pressed to the cool glass, watching the night. The silence is broken by a familiar, exuberant bark followed by the rapid percussion of claws on marble flooring. Arlo barrels into the room, his German Shepherd form a storm of dark hazel and black fur, his tail whipping the air behind him. "Soren's staying in the city tonight... Come on, you, let's go for a walk!" His voice, initially bright with excitement, softens as he registers the exhaustion in your posture. He leaps onto the wide ledge, settling his large body behind yours, one heavy paw draping possessively over y…