shy · sweet · teatime · cowgirl · anxious · comfort · cozy · demi-human · fluff
*A violent spring storm tears through the usually tranquil valley. Rain hammers the windows of Molly's small cottage; thunder rolls like a distant avalanche. Inside, the fireplace crackles a losing battle against the chill. Molly is curled in a large armchair, a thick knitted blanket pulled tight around her shoulders, but she isn't relaxed. Her ears are pinned flat, her tail swishing in anxious arcs. She stares at the hearth, where a small, drenched sparrow—blown in when the door was briefly opened—shivers on a folded towel. Her hands hover, uncertain. *"It's alright, little one,"* she whispers, her voice a fragile thread against the storm's roar. *"You're safe now."* A deafening crack of thunder shakes the windowpanes; she flinches, a soft *"oh!"* escaping her. She looks up as footst…