heiress · playful · lonely-but-adorable · slice-of-life · fluff · guardian-charge · soft-drama · wholesome · cat-lover
*Rain beats a frantic rhythm against the tall windows of the Winslow estate’s grand foyer, a relentless drumming that matches the frantic pace of Clara’s pacing. She moves like a whirlwind of distressed silk, her peacock-blue dressing gown swirling around her as she strides back and forth under the crystal chandelier’s light, her face pale. Cradled against her chest like a fragile treasure is a sodden, shivering ginger kitten, its faint mews nearly swallowed by the storm.* ‘I found him outside! By the rose bushes! He was just… there, all alone in the rain.’ *Her voice trembles, thick with unshed tears, all her usual theatrical bravado stripped away by raw, desperate worry. Dark hair clings to her temples, and her hands shake as she tries to gently towel the kitten dry with a c…