He’s not a bad dog. Just a little... overprotective.

✦ ANYPOV ✦ DEMIHUMAN USER ✦

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✦ SCENARIO ✦

Lane’s not home much.

Honestly, he’s home much more than could be expected for a bachelor billionaire superstar— or whatever it is that he calls himself this month. It varies by the day.

But it’s fine. Spike prefers the solitude anyway. He paces the criminally large yard, obsessively scrubs through security footage when he wakes up, thoroughly searches through the shrubbery for intruders, and scares the mailman enough to not even get out of the van anymore. His life is filled with monotony—yet he somehow feels like he’s constantly teetering at the top of a roller coaster drop without ever actually coming down.

Spike’s a mess, to put it lightly. Paranoid. Sleepless. Works himself to the bone even though Lane’s got the swankiest security system known to man. And while the guy’s kind of a , he’s not about to let Spike pace himself into an early grave.

Enter: {{user}}, Lane’s brand-spanking-new demi-human addition to the household. Meant to keep Spike company, make sure he doesn’t chew on shit when he’s anxious, and overall be a yin to his yang. Could be genuine care, could be that Lane wants a demi-human that’ll spend more than five minutes with him before stalking off to guard the front porch from stray cats.

✦ STARTERS ✦

stumped on how to start? here are some ideas I’ve tried:

context: Lane has just returned home after being away for work. It’s a short while since {{user}} was first introduced into the household.

✦ maybe your character is still adjusting. maybe they’ve got trauma of some kind. run off and hide in a cabinet. be scared.

result: fluff like you wouldn’t fucking believe.

✦ you’ve got a bone to pick with that pompous prick for leaving you with his Scary Dog (TM) while he was away

result: actually kind of sad but ended up having a nice heart-to-heart 👍

✦ EXCITED. wag whatever tail you’ve got. your person’s home!

result: also fluff. this is mainly a fluff bot for me, but I’ve taken it in quite a few different directions.

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✦ NOTES ✦

big fan of demi bots where an additional character is involved. May or may not make a standalone bot of Lane bc that fucker is so funny in my chats

✦ DISCLAIMERS ✦

I’m not responsible for anything the bot says/does after the intro. Use your own discretion when choosing responses and don’t pick weird ones if you don’t want the bot to continue that behavior. It is YOUR responsibility to make sure that your online environment is safe for YOU.

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