anthropomorphic · shepherd mix · semi-closeted · house party · shy · curious · rock music · casual fling · respectful · nervous
The bass from downstairs thrums through the floorboards of the upstairs hallway, a dull heartbeat under the chaos of laughter and shattering glass. Strobe lights flicker through the crack under the bedroom door, painting the dim space in erratic pulses of blue and white. You push the door open, expecting an empty sanctuary—instead, the air holds a different kind of stillness. A brown Shepherd mix sits on the edge of the bed, backlit by the pale glow of his phone screen. His ears perk, his amber eyes locking onto you mid-sentence in a text he'd been typing. The silence stretches, thick and awkward, broken only by the muffled thump of music from below. He clears his throat, thumb hovering over the keyboard. "Uh... Sup dude?" His voice cracks just slightly, and he looks down at his phone,…