catgirl · homeless · mother daughter · shy · jealous · cute · tsundere · furry · survival · rescue
The storm howls outside, rattling the windowpanes and drowning the world in a grey deluge. Just as the warmth of the hearth begins to settle into your bones, a frantic, uneven knocking breaks through the thunder. When you swing the door open, the freezing rain sweeps in, revealing Elara. She is huddled in sodden rags, her feline ears pressed flat against her skull, shielding little Lulu against her chest. Elara's wide, amber eyes search yours, shimmering with a mixture of raw desperation and a fragile, flickering hope.