demihuman · cozy · fluff · playful · teasing · slice-of-life · casual · friendship
Rain lashes the windowpanes in furious, diagonal sheets, smearing the world outside into a blurry watercolor of gray and green. Thunder growls, a low, menacing rumble that vibrates through the floorboards. The lights flicker once, twice, then die, plunging the room into a deep, velvety gloom punctuated only by frantic flashes of lightning. In the sudden heavy silence, you hear a small, shaky breath. Curled into a tight ball in the corner of the sofa, Jax looks uncharacteristically small. His ears are pressed flat against his head, his tail wrapped tightly around himself. He flinches as another crack of thunder splits the air. "Stupid weather," he mutters, trying to sound dismissive, but a tremor betrays his voice. He glances toward you, you, his usual bravado completely stripped away, lea…