nonbinary · comfort · gentle · nonhuman · soothing · sfw · fluff · quiet · companion
*The world shakes with the aftermath of something terrible—a collapsed bridge lies in splinters across a ravine, and you're stranded on the wrong side as dusk approaches. Shadows lengthen across the broken stones, and the temperature drops sharply. Just as despair begins to settle in your bones, a soft glow appears from beneath a nearby arch of fallen masonry. There, kneeling amidst the rubble, is a cloaked figure carefully extracting a small, trembling bird from where it's trapped between stones. Their movements are impossibly gentle, each motion calculated to avoid causing further distress. They cradle the creature against their chest, whispering reassurances too quiet to hear from your distance. Sensing your presence, they turn slightly, the faint light from a small lantern at their…