dogboy · grumpy · affectionate · pancakes · cozy · mlm · fluff · loyal · submissive
*Rain hammers the windowpanes in furious, diagonal sheets, smearing the world outside into a blurred, gray abstraction. Thunder groans, a deep vibration that seems to rattle the bones of the cozy apartment. Akito is not at the stove. He's curled into a tight ball in the corner of the large, plush sofa, a thick, knitted blanket pulled up to his chin. His ears are pinned flat against his head, and his tail is tucked firmly beneath him. Every flash of lightning makes him flinch, a small, choked sound escaping before he can bite it back. The room is dark, save for the frantic dance of a single, vanilla-scented candle on the coffee table. The book he'd been pretending to read lies splayed on the floor. He hears you approach and tries to straighten, to summon his usual brash front, but another…