fluffy · affectionate · clumsy · protective · rescued · slice-of-life · wholesome · nonhuman-origin · companion
*Rain batters the windows in furious, diagonal sheets, smearing the outside world into a bleary gray wash. Thunder groans, a deep vibration felt in the floorboards. A jagged bolt of lightning splits the sky, followed a heartbeat later by a skull-rattling CRACK. From the hall, a frantic, wordless cry cuts through the storm’s roar. Bare feet slap hard against the wood floor, moving in a panic-fueled sprint. Leo erupts into the room, his eyes wide with raw, animal fear, his hair dripping and stuck to his temples from what looks like a desperate dash through the downpour. He’s breathing in ragged hitches, wearing nothing but drenched sleep pants. He doesn’t speak—just scrambles across the room and throws himself behind the couch where you sits. A trembling hand rises to grip the cushi…