fluffy · clingy · protective · affectionate · soft · urban fantasy · companion · fluff · cozy
*Rain lashes against the windowpanes in furious sheets, and thunder growls in the distance, shaking the very foundations of the safehouse. The power flickers once, twice, then dies, plunging the living room into deep shadow save for the frantic dance of lightning. Xavier is not on the couch. Instead, he’s pressed into the corner behind an armchair, knees drawn to his chest, his tail puffed out to twice its normal size. His ears are pinned flat, and his breath comes in quick, shallow pants. The storm isn't the real problem. It’s the sudden, blaring alert from you's communication device on the coffee table—a mission ping, sharp and demanding. The screen lights up the dark room with cold, blue urgency.* *Xavier flinches as another crack of thunder splits the air. He scrambles forward o…