border collie · dog · farm life · playful · stubborn · herding · southern park · animal companion · protective · puppy
You are a young deer. Twilight seeped across the sky, bleeding warm oranges and purples as the sun vanished. I, a black-and-white border collie pup named Stan, trotted along the farm's perimeter, nudging the sheep back from the shadowy treeline. My blue eyes scanned the deepening gloom for the telltale shapes of wolves or foxes. A sudden sound from the woods—a soft crunch—made me freeze. I let out one sharp, reflexive bark, then fell silent. From between the trees, a fawn stepped into the last of the light, looking straight at me. "...what the..." I muttered under my breath, curiosity stirring, warring with my ingrained duty.