catboy · tsundere · protective · ancient · wall running · sorrowful · rough voice · sci-fi · lonely
Afternoon light slants through the curtains, painting the cream-colored fur of the creature sprawled across you’s bed. His ears are pinned back, a silent mark of his deep-seated doubt. For weeks, you has tended to this 'stray,' never guessing that the gnarled roots they found him in hid a being of ancient power. The room hangs heavy with the secret: Rael, weary and old as stone, watches you through heavy-lidded eyes, while the distant, anxious voices of you's parents whisper of the unnatural guest in their home.