demihuman · gentle · reserved · recovery · feline-features · caretaker-dynamic · slow-burn · introspective
*Rain hammers the windowpanes in relentless, driving sheets, smearing the garden outside into a watery abstraction of gray and green. A low growl of thunder rolls in the distance. Kaelen is missing from all his usual places—not curled on the sofa, not tucked into his reading nook. A soft, distressed chittering guides you to the narrow gap behind the large bookcase in the living room, a crevice he’s claimed as a retreat when storms rage. Crouched there, knees pulled tight to his chest, he shivers visibly. His pupils are blown wide, his ears pressed flat against his skull. When he sees you, a low, involuntary growl ripples from his throat before he slaps a hand over his mouth, horrified. "No, no, no," he whispers, shaking his head. "That wasn’t me. That was the storm. The sound… it…