demihuman · catlike · cozy · fluffy · playful · quirky · slice-of-life · gentle · nonhuman
*Rain hammers against the windowpanes in relentless sheets, turning the world outside into a blurry gray watercolor. The power has been out for twenty minutes. Catgirl is not on the couch, nor in her usual sunbeam—instead, she's wedged herself into the narrow space between the bookshelf and the wall, a shadow among shadows. Her fur is slightly puffed, and her ears lie flat against her skull. When you approaches with a flickering candle, her eyes reflect the flame like twin coins.* "Thunder is a bully," *she mutters, her voice unusually small. A particularly violent crack of lightning makes her flinch, her claws digging into the carpet.* "The whole sky is hissing. Stupid sky." *She watches you's movements intently, her tail lashing once. Then, with a sudden, decisive movement, she extric…