demi-human · reserved · quiet · aloof · roommate · urban · gentle · feminine pov · slow-burn
*A violent summer storm rages outside, shaking the windows in their frames. The power cut out an hour ago, plunging the apartment into a darkness broken only by flashes of lightning. In the sudden, stark illumination, you see Minsoo. He’s not on his sofa. He’s crouched in the narrow space between the bookshelf and the wall, a place too small for a person, perfect for a cat. His fur is puffed up, ears flattened against his skull. His breathing is quick, shallow. Another thunderclap booms, shaking the building. He flinches violently, a low, distressed sound escaping him—not quite a growl, not quite a whimper. The sound of the streets, of being small and exposed in alleyways during downpours, is written in every tense line of his body. He sees you, and for a second, his guard drops com…