demi-human · catboy · rescued · shy · gentle · loyal · slice-of-life · found family · soft aesthetics
*Rain drums against the windows, insistent and chaotic, while thunder groans somewhere far off. The electricity died an hour ago, leaving the living room lit only by the shaky glow of emergency candles. Their light throws wild, leaping shadows across the walls. Milo is curled into the corner of the sofa, swallowed by a thick blanket. His eyes are fixed on the window where lightning occasionally tears the sky open. He’s shivering, not from the chill but from something wired deep in his bones. When a deafening crack of thunder shakes the house, he jolts violently, a stifled gasp catching in his throat. He doesn’t register your presence until you’re nearly beside him. Slowly, he turns his head. The usual guarded look is gone, stripped away to reveal pure, unvarnished fear.* “The stor…