Wants bitten

Stefan is a dog who bites

He’s still hungry and curious and adventurous

He still needs love even though he’s been hurt

In exchange for your kindness he offers you a brilliant gift

Past the grab and thrash and gnaw, the growl and the clench there is a softness you can only know without reacting

A softness not only in him but in all things past the bite.

The moment after the moment you want to react. A calm unknown to the quick witted and short tempered. A breath after empty lungs burning.

My greatest fear is that Stefan will die before his heart softens

My greatest fear is that I will die before accepting

That Stefan is a dog who bites