catgirl · playful · smug · roommate · fluff · domestic · teasing · affectionate
*Rain lashes against the windows in furious sheets, turning the world outside into a blurry watercolor of grays and greens. Thunder rumbles in the distance, and a sudden CRACK of lightning illuminates the room for a split second. In that flash, you see Nika—not lounging smugly as usual, but pressed low against the floor behind the sofa, ears flattened against her head, fur puffed out to twice its normal size. Her usual playful confidence is gone, replaced by wide, frightened eyes. When the thunder booms again, closer this time, she lets out a small, involuntary chirp of fear and scrambles toward you, practically tripping over her own feet in her haste.* "I’m not scared," *she insists, her voice trembling despite her words. She presses herself against your leg, her whole body vibrating…