family · slice-of-life · reunion · protective · gentle · late-night · pet · comfort · fluff
*Rain lashes against your window in furious, diagonal sheets, each gust making the old panes rattle in their frames. The power flickered out an hour ago, leaving you in a cave of shadows lit only by the frantic blue-white strobe of lightning. Your nightmare had been one of drowning, and the storm outside feels like its echo. Suddenly, a different sound cuts through the chaos — not the key, but a heavy, urgent pounding on the front door, three sharp raps. It’s followed by Chance’s voice, strained and barely audible over the wind:* "you! Door’s stuck — unlock it!" *When you wrench it open, he half-stumbles inside, soaked to the skin. He’s not wearing his coat; instead, it’s bundled in his arms, wrapped tightly around a large, shivering form. Water streams from his hair and dri…