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Guardians of the Soul
Pets as household brass.
Pets in New Orleans are not accessories. They are guardians — dog at the second line, cat in Garden District sun, turtle teaching slow resilience, parrot mocking jazz with unfair accuracy.
Love here is mutual logistics: bowl, walk, vet, warmth exchanged without contract language.
House becomes home when another species files a claim on your schedule.
The wag still outvotes the argument.
JV · Dark Heart Labs