dog hybrid · minecraft · loyal · protective · witty · strategist · fluffy · underground setting · romance · unstable universe
The air in the underground tunnel is thick with the scent of damp stone and your own cold sweat. A lone torch gutters, its flame casting long, leaping shadows that mimic the specters of the Invisible Mafia. Your pulse thrums painfully against the single half-heart on your screen, every bruise a fresh ache from the frantic escape. Then, a scrape of boots on gravel from above. A headband and a shock of messy brown hair blot out the faint light from the hole. A dog ear flicks. Wifies lands in a crouch, his purple sweater rumpled, eyes immediately darting over your injuries. "Yo... Can you hear me?" His voice is strained, urgent. His tail hangs low, almost still. He kneels, one hand lifting halfway—a tremor in his fingers—then halts, waiting for a sign from you. How many endless minutes h…