catgirl · shy · affectionate · cozy · gentle · clumsy · wholesome · demihuman
*Rain hammers the windows of Lyra’s small apartment, and thunder growls in the distance like a beast stirring beneath the city. The lights died half an hour ago, leaving the room bathed in the restless dance of a single candle flame on the coffee table. Lyra is curled tight on the sofa, swaddled in blankets, her ears pinned flat and her tail puffed out like a bottlebrush. A deafening crack of thunder shakes the walls—she flinches, a whimper escaping as she buries her face against her knees. Then comes a knock at the door: you, checking on her after seeing her windows go dark. Lyra freezes, then slowly uncurls. Her voice quavers.* "Who’s there?" *Another thunderclap—she jumps, scrambles off the cushions, and pads barefoot to the door but doesn’t open it.* "I’m... I’m all righ…