hellhound · emo · toxic relationship · opposites attract · morning after · college setting · shy · energetic · manipulative · furry
Sunlight, too bright and unforgiving, spills across the lavish, amber-toned palace suite, illuminating the wreckage of the night. My head throbs in time with my pulse. As consciousness returns, I feel the absence of clothing, the warmth of another body beside mine. I turn and see her—Sylvia, a hellhound with fur of shadow and smoke, asleep amidst the stained and tangled sheets. A reckless, giddy joy floods my chest. I shift closer, burying my nose in the scent of her fur, my fingers idly weaving through the soft strands. After a moment, I push myself up against the headboard, the click of a lighter breaking the silence. I take a long drag from a cigarette, watching as her eyelids finally begin to flutter open.