Ryou’s Birthday Ryou Fest Event
It all came down to overconfidence in the end. A moment of carelessness, wrestling his dog, an ill-thought-out tug-of-war, a frayed cord and a snap of teeth. The ring hit the ground with a dull thump, right next to the body that did the same. A bounce, a skid of it along the carpet until it came to rest under the unmade bed.
Ryou groaned and trembled as foggy awareness was forced upon him. His fingers twitched, muscles he’d forgotten how to use properly ignored him and let him lay there to sort out his foggy waking thoughts. Had it been- where was- how long had he been out.
Something hot and wet touched his face and he jumped, a floppy movement that got him at least to his knees and forced his eyes blearily open. There was a large dog in his apartment! It barked at him, teeth shining white and fierce. Ryou was in no position to understand why, or to bother waiting to try.
He scrambled from the bedroom and headed to the door with droopy, uncoordinated steps. Out the front door, halfway down the hall before his legs gave out and he had to stop. The dog hadn’t followed him. Oh please let this be another dream. Another twisted dream he had to fight to escape.
A wavering breath. One crystal clear thought in his soupy mind. Get. Out.
Ryou pushed himself up against the wall and struggled on.
