[Curly-Haired Bichon x Blue Merle Border Collie]
Xiyou was a Bichon Frise with a round head and face, and a heart as small as its body.
After its owner failed to come home for three days, Xiyou was so hungry its legs had gone weak. As it lay on the balcony waiting to die, a neighbor's Corgi came to its rescue.
To search for its owner, Xiyou followed the Corgi out of the apartment.
The streets outside were silent and the whole city lay in ruins. Once Xiyou realized its owner would never come back,
it decided to join the Puppy Alliance with the Corgi.
The alliance was led by a tall, handsome blue merle Border Collie named Axel. Word was that he hated small dogs who were frail and useless.
The first time Xiyou saw him, it instinctively rolled onto its back and exposed its clean white belly.
Axel's gaze was cool and stern. Just as Xiyou began to worry that it had failed, he slowly buried his head in its little belly.
And took a sniff.
Then he said, "So tiny."
Xiyou: ...?
*
The apocalypse arrived. Food was scarce, wandering corpses roamed the streets, and danger lurked everywhere.
Once a naive, pampered little pet carefully loved by its owner, Xiyou was forced to learn alongside the other dogs how to avoid danger, find food, and defend themselves from harm.
At countless moments when their lives hung by a thread, a dependable figure always stood at the front. Not a single dog was abandoned.
The Puppy Alliance traveled through hardship and grew stronger along the way.
In a desolate world, Xiyou nestled against a certain white body and fought to stay alive.
[Reader's Note]:
1. Lots of fluffy animals.
2. The blurb will be polished.
Theme: Every life is tenacious and resilient.
