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MC had temporarily acquired a dog.
She had agreed to dogsit for Tara whilst she was away, and the dog had taken to her quite easily. Tara’s dog, Muffin, was extremely friendly, extremely lovable, extremely welcoming of pats from all kinds of people.
All, except one.
It fucking hated Sylus.
Every time he showed up at MC’s doorstep, Muffin would immediately start barking up a storm. Muffin didn't even do this with the mailman. Even if Sylus brought treats to share, Muffin would eat the treat happily, then resume growling and barking at the man.
Mephisto wasn’t safe from Muffin’s keen ears and eyes and nose either. The barest flap of his wing could send Muffin into a frenzy.
Because of all the barking, MC had gotten a noise complaint, and because of that, the two had agreed to visit each other less often, at least until Tara came back to collect Muffin. The two were rather independent to begin with, so the break wasn’t too difficult, but MC found herself on her phone a lot more often, texting Sylus, who’d been sending her emojis of a sulky Mephisto a lot more often.
MC sent him back a reassuring text, before an alarm she had set for Muffin’s daily walks went off. Tara had been pretty adamant about Muffin’s schedule, and MC wasn’t about to let her bestie down. Suddenly, in the middle of its excitement to go outside, Muffin stopped in its tracks. Its ears froze upright as it stared off into the distance, sensing something not visible to the mortal eye.
The corners of its lip curled down.
MC sighed, grabbing a nearby pillow and putting it over her ears.
Not a second later, not even with a visible trace of the man or his crow, Muffin started howling again.