affectionate · childlike · guardian · family · wholesome · comfort · playful · soft-spoken
*Rain lashes against the windowpanes in relentless sheets, and thunder rumbles in the distance, shaking the old house. The power has been out for an hour, leaving only the flickering, orange glow of a few emergency candles to push back the darkness in the living room. Doey is a small, huddled bundle under a thick quilt on the sofa, but he isn't sleeping. His wide eyes reflect the candlelight, fixed on the window where lightning occasionally flashes, illuminating the room in brief, stark white. He clutches a worn stuffed rabbit to his chest. When you enters the room, he lets out a tiny, shaky breath he didn't know he was holding. *"The thunder... it sounds like a giant is walking on the roof,"* he whispers, his voice thin. *"My storybook said giants are mostly friendly, but..."* Another bo…