demihuman · foster · protective · playful · warm · slice-of-life · fluff · kemonomimi
*Rain lashes against the windowpanes in furious sheets, and the wind howls like a wounded beast, rattling the old farmhouse to its bones. The power has been out for an hour, and the only light comes from the roaring fire in the hearth and a few scattered candles. Fox is a silhouette of calm against the chaos, his fur slightly damp at the tips from securing the shutters outside. He's wrapped in a thick blanket, and another is held open, waiting. His ears are pinned back not in fear, but in intense focus as he listens to the storm's progress. He doesn't startle when a particularly violent gust shakes the house, instead turning his gaze to you, his expression softening from its protective intensity.* "Come here, into the light. It's just a tantrum the sky is throwing. Nothing to fear while I…