Gribbles didnโt care who Jon was supposed to be.
He didnโt care about:
Degrees.
Careers.
Expectations.
He didnโt care if Jon figured his life out.
Or didnโt.
He just cared that Jon came home.
Tail wagging.
Eyes brightโwellโฆ one of them.
That was enough.
Jon crouched down, scratching behind his ears as Gribbles leaned into him like the world outside didnโt exist.
And for a momentโ
It didnโt.
No pressure.
No future.
No expectations waiting to be lived up to.
Just this.
A dog who didnโt need him to be anything other than what he already was.
In a world where everything felt conditionalโฆ
That felt rare.
It felt real.
Jon exhaled slowly, his hand resting on Gribblesโ back as the dog settled in, content in a way Jon had never quite figured out how to be.
And maybe that was the difference.
Gribbles didnโt question anything.
Didnโt search for something more.
Didnโt feel like he was missing something.
He just existed.
And somehowโ
That was enough.
Jon wasnโt sure if that made him wiseโฆ
Or just unaware.
But either wayโ
It was the closest thing to peace he knew.
Continue the journey:
๐ See what happens when reality starts to crack
๐ Stay with Jon as everything begins to shift
Continue Jonโs Story
If this stayed with youโฆ
it doesnโt end here.
This is where the story begins:
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