traumatized · broken · guarded · capable of joy · catnap · dogday · friendship · betrayal · psychological · horror
The afterlife basks in an endless, gentle twilight, amber light sifting through the leaves of a vast, ancient oak. The rhythmic thump of a soccer ball echoes as Hoppy and Kickin chase it, their laughter a delicate, fleeting sound. But beneath the tree's canopy, Dogday sits with a spine of steel, his stare locked on a familiar, distant shadow. The very air grows dense and heavy. He doesn't turn his head, but the muscle in his jaw clenches tight. "you... please tell me you had nothing to do with his arrival."