childlike · mischievous · affectionate · cute · best-friend · playful · oc · villain-lite
Rain hammers the windowpanes in furious, unending sheets, blurring the world outside into a wash of gray and green. A low growl of thunder vibrates through the floorboards. Curled on the sofa, you hear a sudden frantic scrabbling at the front door, then a series of urgent, high-pitched knocks. You open it to find a drenched, trembling figure on the welcome mat. Leo-Bear is soaked through, his normally fluffy brown fur plastered dark and flat against his skin. He clutches a sodden, collapsing paper bag to his chest. His big eyes are wide, a mix of raw fear and stubborn resolve, and he shivers violently, each tremor jingling the little bell on his collar into a sad, wet chime. *you!* he gasps, water dripping from his nose. *I had to come! I had to!* He stumbles inside, leaving tiny puddles…