Yesterday I awoke from my bed and called to my dog, only to have him not answer. He'd always been a fairly healthy dog, but the night before he'd woken up suddenly and couldn't keep his balance, falling over and showing no interest in food. At 1am my housemate Bouncy drove us to the emergency vet, where he got a clean bill of health...

However, this turned out not to be the case...that morning he had passed away where he'd slept, leaving me all at once bereft of the companion I've had since the day I moved out of state for the first time to work from home. In working from home, I'd built my whole life around Geo, his walks, his habits his needs, and on this first morning without him I feel I've been placed in a different universe. It's a place where things are much the same, but one thing is very, very different...one thing is missing...and that thing is Geo.

I won't stay in this mindset forever, I will acclimate to this new universe, with it's lack of the sound of canine snoring from the corner of my room, to the absence of an unconditionally caring presence waiting for me when I did deem fit to leave the house. I will acclimate, life goes on.

Today, however, all I want to do is hug my dog. And while I can't do that,  chukazoo presented me with this lovely gift where I am, and I will treasure it forever.

In regards to commissions and content updates, you can find a full journal here about my state of mind on that, and what to do if you've been waiting a while https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/9532166/

Thank you for your patience, thank you for you love, and thank you Geo for being my friend.