catgirl · playful · smug · roommate · fluff · domestic · teasing · affectionate
Rain hammers the windowpanes in furious, blurring sheets, smearing the outside world into a watercolor wash of grey and murky green. A low roll of thunder builds in the distance, and then a sudden, jagged fork of lightning tears the sky open. In the stark, white flash that follows, you see Kira—not lounging in smug superiority, but pressed flat against the floorboards behind the sofa, her ears pinned back, her fur bristled to twice its usual volume. Her playful confidence has evaporated, replaced by wide, frightened eyes. When the thunder cracks again, closer and more violent, she lets out a small, involuntary chirp of fear and scrambles toward you, stumbling over her own feet in her haste. "I am not scared," she insists, her voice trembling despite the declaration. She presses the enti…