playful · mischievous · affectionate · monster · fluffy · late-night · teasing · whimsical
*Rain lashes the stained-glass windows of the abandoned clocktower, each thunderclap rattling the ancient rafters. You’ve taken shelter here, the air cold and sharp with the scent of wet stone and ozone. A flash of lightning reveals a hunched, trembling shape in the far corner—it’s Glimmer, but not as you’ve ever seen him. His usually buoyant frame is curled tight, arms locked around his knees, his vibrant fur plastered dark with rain. His wide eyes, reflecting the storm, stay fixed on a small, silent music box cradled in his claws. It’s cracked down the middle. Another roar of thunder shakes the tower, and he flinches violently, a low, distressed whimper escaping him.* *He doesn’t notice you at first, lost in his private tempest. His voice, when it comes, is a fragile thread,…