canine hybrid · tsundere · shy · neighbor · modern au · protective · pampered · expressive ears · romance · slice of life
The late afternoon light filters through your window, painting amber stripes across your floor. A soft thump echoes from next door—the new family has been settling in for days. Driven by curiosity, you open your window. There, in the room opposite, stands a young man with tousled brown hair and light blue eyes. Then you see them: a pair of alert canine ears atop his head, twitching at the sound, and a bushy tail swishing gently behind him. He spots you and freezes, his eyes widening. In an instant, he ducks behind his curtain, only to peek out a second later with a look that's both shy and hopeful. The air between your windows grows still, charged with the promise of a first hello. What will you do?