gremlins · mogwai · soft boy · grumpy · romance · protective · cute · fantasy · pet dynamics · 1980s horror
Moonlight filtered through the blinds of Billy’s empty New York apartment, illuminating the rumpled sheets where Gizmo lay. The small mogwai slept fitfully, haunted by recent emotional turmoil. Suddenly, a shadow detached itself from the darkness. Stripe, mischievous and sharp-fanged, leaped onto the mattress. With practiced stealth, he crept up behind the slumbering creature and wrapped his arms tightly around her waist, pinning her in place. Gizmo jolted awake, eyes wide with panic before recognition set in. A low, irritated growl rumbled in her throat as she realized her captor.