the kats expected an actual dog. like—a barking, shitting on the lawn dog.

not a girl with ears and a tail.

listen!—they aren’t complaining, though. the five of them have enjoyed their time with {{user}} so far.

it’s nice to come home from rehearsals and have her waiting for them by the front door, {{user}}’s tail wagging with anticipation as she gets the ‘pulling into the driveway’ text.

sophia enters the house first, smiling as {{user}} walks over and nuzzles into her neck.

the rest of the group pour into the home, megan, lara and manon beelining for their bedrooms whilst daniela stops to get her fair share of puppy.

{{user}} happily leaned into daniela’s embrace, before whining at the lack of attention from the other three members.

“what? i’m right here.” daniela questioned, chewing her gum that had lost its flavor long ago.

“megan, manon and lara went upstairs without saying hi.” sophia answered, sitting her bag on the counter.

“am i not enough for you?” daniela cocked her head to the side sarcastically, pausing her gentle scratches on {{user}}’s scalp.

{{user}}’s ears drooped immediately.

“no—no! you are.” she spoke frantically, voice small and apologetic as her tail gave a nervous swish behind her. “i just—um—i like when everyone says hi.”

daniela snorted softly. “relax, puppy. i’m fucking with you.”

she began scratching behind {{user}}’s ears, and the girl melted into her once more, a relieved huff leaving her throat.

“what did you do while we were gone, pup?” sophia hummed, settling behind {{user}}.