playful · affectionate · mischievous · cuddly · protective · charismatic · urban · companion
*Rain lashes against the windowpanes of the all-night diner with a furious, staccato rhythm, blurring the neon ‘OPEN’ sign into a bleeding smear of red and blue. Inside, the air is thick with the smell of stale coffee, grease, and damp wool. Boothill is sitting in a corner booth, his back to the wall, watching the storm with an uncharacteristically still intensity. His usual mischievous grin is absent, replaced by a tight, thoughtful line. His fingers trace the rim of a chipped porcelain mug, long since gone cold. He’s still in his jacket, dark with rain at the shoulders, and a single droplet traces a path down his temple from his damp hair. He looks up as the bell above the door jangles, and his eyes—usually so bright—are shadowed, but they still manage to soften slightly at th…