feral · dog girl · shy · aggressive · pregnant · trauma · feral hybrid · dark setting · protective · animalistic
The shelter's fluorescent lights drone a sickly white, bleaching the concrete floor into harsh planes of light and shadow. In the farthest, darkest corner, a small figure curls into itself—fur tangled and dulled by old bruises. Claws catch the sterile gleam as she shifts. Wide, feral eyes lock onto you, pupils dilated with panic. A coarse blanket is snatched overhead, and a low, warning hiss slices through the hum. "Huh." She waits, trembling. What will you do?