Persnickety Pomme (Patreon)

So this is Skye. To those of you that guessed that she's our furry version of Princess Skyla, you'd be right. With just a dash of Rosemary thrown in. 

Skye is a little pup in a dog-eat-dog world, which meant she needed to get really good at sticking up for herself just to avoid being sat on by accident. She's snooty, bossy, and downright yappy- get her mad enough and she'll start yipping in fury. She's exactly as neurotic as her ponyworld counterpart. Skye is also fiercely loyal and a truly devoted friend, protective and brave even against an adversary 100 times her size. She's a career girl- really more of a workaholic- and has big, big dreams for her future! Skye wants it all- a flourishing crafts business, a big cozy home in the suburbs, a loving, hardworking husband, a litter of adorable puppies.....all these dreams are often at odds with her less-than-ambitious boyfriend, Sunny.

Skye and Sunny have been together a good long time. They love each other a whole lot, and dogs are notoriously loyal partners. They share a love of dancing together to ABBA music, playing frisbee on the beach, and snuggling on the couch. It's a good relationship. Functional. Can't really complain. Skye gets frustrated sometimes by Sunny's lack of focus and drive....but it's okay. She'll mold him into someone great eventually, and maybe then her parents will stop chiding her about dating a loser. Sunny tries not to let his mind wander too much when Skye tells him about her day. Skye tries to be a good sport when Sunny would rather go to some greasy burger joint than the high-end restaurant she made reservations at. Sunny tries so hard to be what she wants, and Skye tries so hard to compromise on  her needs. Because they love each other. Skye loves Sunny's boyish charm and music and unshakable enthusiasm, Sunny loves Skye's confidence and wit and the rare times she drops her walls to tell a joke. They are trying so, so hard to make this work. Because they love each other. Because they've been together this long. Because dogs are loyal. Neither will quit on the other.....even if maybe, they're not as happy as they'd like to be.

Bruce doesn't actually meet Skye for a while, because Skye's work keeps her pretty busy. Learning his roommate has a girlfriend is a bit of a shock....At first he teases Sunny, who would've thought a doofy dog like him would land a high-flying business genius like her.... but well...he sees them together...he hears them laughing...sees Skye peck Sunny's cheek, and the teasing stops. He finds himself not liking it one bit. It's different reasons as to why. "She's too stuck up for Sunny, she's no fun at all...Sunny likes to have fun, bleedn' Christ do they just snuggle 24/7?!" Then after a little time he's just thinking that he feels a little left out is all. Sunny has become his best mate..."bros before hos" or something. He tries to logic it all away but that can't explain the pit of anger and sickness in his gut when he sees them together.

Sunny, meanwhile, is wondering why sometimes....he'd rather spend time with his roommate over his girlfriend? God. He's such a terrible boyfriend nowadays. Poor Skye. Better buy her some flowers, she deserves so much. He just needs to try harder, that's all.