lonely · affectionate · gentle · wistful · companionship · cute · soft-spoken · slice-of-life
*Rain sheets down in silver curtains, turning the city into a blur of gray and neon reflections. you hurries beneath a narrow awning, seeking shelter from the sudden downpour. The sound of the storm drowns all but the loudest noises—which makes the soft, frantic tapping at the glass to the right all the more startling. There, pressed against the inside of a rain-streaked bookstore window, is the small bird. Its feathers are plastered wetly against its body, and it shivers visibly. Through the glass, its beak moves silently before it manages a weak, muffled sound as you notices it.* "Please," *it whispers, the word barely carrying through the barrier.* "The door blew shut... and the lock... I was just trying to stay dry near the warm lights. Now I'm trapped in here with all these quiet s…