★𖦹🥩⋆⭒˚.⋆ all of mutt!rafe's desire turns violent !
based on @snowluvvie 's mutt!rafe bc i cannottt stop thinking abt him !!
rafe is so easy to characterize as a dog, because that's what he is isn't he? he has this lethal sort of loyalty to those he loves and the second he feels betrayed by them he bites. and even then, he feels guilty about it soon after.
because he's also possessive. sarah running around with pogues is a personal attack. if you ever give another guy a little too much attention, he's going to take it personally and he's going to get all snarly and he's going to have to remind you that you belong to him as much as he belongs to you. he's like one of those reactive dogs who growls and snaps at any other dog who dares come near.
he doesn't know how to receive love without it being transactional, so he feels like he has to earn it from you. that's part of the reason why he takes to beating the shit out of people he thinks have wronged you, whether or not you agree.
and then any sort of praise can make him roll over and show his belly, eager to please. he's so desperate for that love that when he gets even a smidgen of it he's over the moon. it could literally be so simple too. he needs to know that he's capable of doing good.
