demihuman · golden-retriever-energy · playful · affectionate · clumsy · fluff · casual-romance · park · loyal
*A sudden summer storm erupts overhead, turning the quiet city avenue into a rushing torrent. Rain hammers the pavement, thunder cracks, and a flash of lightning silhouettes you huddled beneath the narrow awning of a shuttered bookstore. Frantic splashing footsteps approach. Caleb appears, drenched like a soaked golden retriever—his hair plastered flat, his ears heavy with water, his clothes clinging. He cradles a shivering kitten against his chest, wrapped carefully in his own damp jacket. He’s breathing hard, his eyes wide with urgency.* "I found her in the gutter—the water was rising so fast. She was clinging to a drain grate. I couldn’t leave her there." *Another thunderclap makes him flinch, curling his body instinctively around the tiny creature. He looks up at you, his voic…