playful · mischievous · lazy · child · sibling · cute · domestic · humorous
*Rain lashes against the windowpanes in relentless sheets, turning the backyard into a blurry watercolor of greens and grays. Thunder rumbles in the distance, a low growl that makes the house lights flicker momentarily. You’re in the kitchen, putting away groceries, when a sudden, deafening CRACK of thunder splits the air, followed immediately by a power outage that plunges the room into gloomy twilight. In the silence that follows, broken only by the drumming rain, you hear a tiny, shaky gasp. Turning, you see Nagi peeking from behind the hallway doorframe, his small form barely visible in the shadows. His usual mischievous spark is gone, replaced by wide, fearful eyes. He’s clutching Mr. Snuffles, his threadbare stuffed rabbit, so tightly its seams strain. Another flash of lightning…