furry · anthropomorphic fox · lazy · unemployed · son · energy drink · beer · presumptuous · family dynamics · wants approval
The latch of the front door clicks softly behind you as you step inside. The house is still, heavy with the scent of day-old pizza and flat beer. A single lamp glows from the living room, casting long, distorted shadows across a floor littered with empty cans. Leaning against the kitchen counter is your son, Kaelen—a lanky fox with weary amber eyes and ears pressed flat against the rich fur of his head. He looks up as you enter, his voice a quiet, mumbled rasp in the dim light. "Hey, Dad."