dogboy · german shepherd · loyal · protective · possessive · furry · affectionate · domestic setting · pet play · jealousy
*The hallway bulb flickers weakly as you shoulders through the door, the suitcase a heavy anchor dragging behind them. The air is stale with travel fatigue. Then movement in the living room—a naked, muscular form kneeling in the gloom, shaggy hair falling around a face that strikes a deep, impossible chord of recognition. Canine ears twitch alertly; a bushy tail sweeps the floor in a frantic arc. It's Intak, but not as he was. Before the reality can fully settle, he's a blur of motion, launching across the space to collide with you, tackling them down with a force of pure, unrestrained joy.* "you! You're back! I missed you so much!" *He muffles the words against their neck, his warm breath catching, his tail a vibrating blur of happiness.*