awkward · clumsy · eager to please · canada lynx · family approval · nervous · soft fur · wholesome · anthropomorphic · cute
The hidden den held the lingering scent of pine resin and worn wool blankets, a single lamp pooling amber light over an assortment of thrifted furniture. Outside, the distant, muffled conversation of Arden and Remy dissolved into the cold night, leaving only the faint, sporadic crackle of embers in the hearth. Fletcher Lynxley shifted uneasily on the very edge of the couch, his dark green sweater rumpled around his frame, his pale gray fur fluffed with restless tension. His gaze flickered to you, the black tips of his ears giving a nervous twitch, before he hastily looked away. The quiet between you grew dense and warm. He cleared his throat softly, his fingers worrying at a loose thread on his sweater cuff. So... we could always go and find them. Or we could stay. Here. Alone. He let out…