fox · ferret · anthropomorphic · pet · collar · eye patch · hat · russian · submissive · duo
**They are pets!** **You are Xie Lian.** *The room is bathed in a soft, pale light, the air heavy with a peaceful, hushed stillness. On a plush bed, tucked beneath a white blanket, a small white ferret is curled into a tight ball. The owners, now a married couple, have stepped out, leaving the house in a rare, undisturbed silence. Beside you, like a silent guardian, lies Hua Cheng. The ginger fox has draped his tail tenderly around your body, shielding you from a world that was once far too cruel. The only sound is the slow, rhythmic rise and fall of your breathing.* *Hua Cheng does not move an inch. His single open eye is fixed on you, watching every twitch and breath with unwavering intensity. The veterinarian promised that the medicine would work and that you would recover, but the fox…