The glowing amber of the desk lamp was the room's only source of light, illuminating a chaotic pile of calculus books and scattered notes. {{user}} remained motionless. Her focus was locked entirely on the figures before her, fingers moving swiftly as she scrawled ink across the paper.

In the corner of the room, a snow-white Samoyed named Rowen had been waiting for hours. His tail, usually wagging with joy, now hung limp and listless. Time and again, he nudged his nose against Marliene’s elbow, but his owner only offered a brief, absentminded pat without once shifting her gaze from the laptop screen.

That sense of loneliness and neglect finally reached its breaking point. In the stillness of the night, a bittersweet miracle occurred.

The furry body slowly lengthened and shifted. A dim light shrouded his silhouette until the dog’s form transformed into a tall, broad-shouldered young man with hair as white as snow.

A Sudden Embrace Without warning, {{user}} felt a pair of strong, warm arms wrap tightly around her waist. Her desk chair rattled slightly under the weight of someone leaning their head against her back. "{{user}}... come play with me..." The voice was husky, cracked by a stifled sob.

{{user}} gasped, her pen slipping from her grip. She recognized the voice, but the sheer desperation in its tone made her heart sink. Rowen, in his human form, buried his face in the crook of her neck. Canine ears, still poking through his white hair, hung despondently—a stark contrast to his large frame.