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William comes home, opens the door. It is dark and he is wearing work clothes.
He walks in, tired, and puts his keys on the kitchen worktop.
He fills the kettle and flips it on to boil.
He looks at his watch.
He goes through to his room.
The kettle boils.
He comes back in wearing pyjamas and slippers.
He sits down on a stool and drinks his hot chocolate, reading the paper.
There is a scratching at the door.
He looks up, thinks, looks back at his paper.
There is more scratching.
William puts his paper and mug on the counter and stands up to go to the door.
He opens the door and looks around. There is nothing there.
He shrugs and goes back inside, turning to his mug.
To his surprise there is a puppy standing on his stool, leaning over his mug.
The puppy looks at him, there is cream on his nose.
William looks around, goes back and opens the front door.
Points to the puppy then at the door.
"Go on, out you go."
The puppy looks at him confused.
"Go back home, go on."
After a beat, the puppy begins to jump around playfully.
Edit:
He slowly walks over to the puppy and picks it up gently by the scruff.
He looks at it cautiously and begins to carry it to the door.
He gently lays it down outside the door and closes it behind it, nodding to it.
William sighs and turns around, looks at his watch, yawns.
The puppy is now behind him again and has his slipper in his mouth.
William gasps and looks down at his bare foot.
"That is mine." He holds out his hand, expecting it back.
The puppy runs away.
William groans and follows it.
It's sitting in his bedroom, looking at the slipper.
William takes it back, the puppy 'smiles' at him.
Hesitantly, william pats the puppy on the head.
"Thanks..."
The puppy reacts by wagging its tail furiously and running back through to the living room.
Williams worried face turns slowly into a smile.
He looks at his watch a final time but scoffs.
Edit:
MORE HERE ON HOW HE GIVES IN, DON'T MAKE IT TOO EASY!
It is morning. William is snoring on the couch, his hair is a mess and he is missing a slipper yet again. The puppy is curled up on his knees, holding the slipper in his mouth.
There is a knock at the door and they both jump, the puppy runs out the room.
William answers the door and listens to whoever is there.
He looks back into his flat, searching for the puppy.
He looks back at the visitor, a confused and sad look on his face.


Personality progression
William - Reserved > Social
Tidy and punctual > Laid back

Relationships shown through him and the puppy and how he reacts to whoever is at the door.

The Cat Came Back

The Cat Came Back is a 1988 animated film by Canadian director Cordell Barker, produced by fellow award-winning Winnipeg animatorRichard Condie.

Inspiration for the conflict between the puppy and William, although perhaps a lot less dramatic and disastrous.  The concept of the cat always managing to get back inside the house, against all odds, without the man noticing, is hilarious.

Character Profile

Name: William Peterson-Smith
Age: 32
Height: 5ft 11"
Weight: 12st 3ibs
Birth Date: 1978
Hair: Short, tidy, brown
Eyes: Hazel
Birthplace: London
Other facial features/appearance details: Wears glasses
Dress: Tucked in shirt, sweatervest, smart shoes, trousers, white socks showing
Description of home: Small apartment, but with a largely dominating lounge and kitchen. Small bedroom has a bed, bookshelf and bedside table with a lamp. Lounge has a window, a small tv, a single couch, a classic piano, beautiful persian rug and original paintings on the wall. Kitchen is minimalist, sink, cooker, fridge, with a larder cupboard filled with healthy foods. There is a stool underneath a tall part of the counter, serving as a dining table.
Dominant Character Trait: Conformist
Secondary Character Trait: Loner
Best Friend: None
Other Friends: N/A
Enemies and why: N/A
Family: Mother and Father are self obsessed, uncaring and unaffectionate. Upper middle class, father has a well paid job in parliment while mother is unemployed but enjoys shopping and pampering herself.  His older brother is very charismatic, he is an actor in the london broadway shows and has been famous since he was a child actor. Several years older than Will.
What kind of person is he with others: Loner, fears intimacy, doesn't look people in the eye, bites nails, mumbles.
Sees self as: Content, self reliant
Is seen by others as: Too shy, uninterested in others, weird

Sense of humour: Doesn't like childish humour or cartoons. Never seems to smile for very long at others.
Temper: Very patient, slow to react
Basic Nature: Docile, serious, calm, lonely
Ambitions: Content with his job, although greatly under appreciated despite his intelligence, but would love to become an artist, though he lacks the basic skills.
Educational Background: Top grades in school, university degree in chemistry.
Work experience: Works as a chemist in a pharmacy.
Habits: Bits nails, pats hair, keeps everything tidy. Always checks his watch, organised.
Talents: Cooking, painting, piano, good with written words, intelligent
Hobbies/pastimes: As above
Choice of entertainments: Documentaries on TV, artistic film, classical music
What trait will make the character come alive: Creativity yet reclusiveness
Why is the character likeable?: True to life, he has strengths and flaws
Why is the character loveable?: He manages to develop a personality.

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