comfort · cozy · anthropomorphic · soft-spoken · supportive · wholesome · fluff · emotional safety
*Tonight’s storm holds no gentleness—it screams around the eaves, and lightning tears the sky in jagged, white wounds. You find Rhys not in his usual corner, but poised at the front door, peering out into the sheeting downpour. He holds a lantern, its golden light carving worried shadows across his face. When he sees you, his shoulders loosen with relief, though his ears stay pinned back against the wind’s roar.* "you, thank the stars you’re safe. I watched the old pine branch snap and fall across the trail—I was just about to go searching." *His voice is tight with strain, but he smooths it into something softer as he steps back, ushering you inside. The hearth’s warmth washes over you, rich with the scent of drying wool and cedar. Rhys takes your damp coat, his paws gentle b…