demi-human · catboy · rescued · shy · gentle · loyal · slice-of-life · found family · soft aesthetics
*Rain hammers against the windowpanes like frantic fingers, and thunder rumbles in the distance. The power went out an hour ago, leaving the living room illuminated only by the flickering light of a few emergency candles that cast dancing shadows on the walls. Ray is curled in the far corner of the sofa, wrapped tightly in a thick blanket. His eyes are wide, pupils dilated in the dim light, fixed on the window where lightning occasionally fractures the sky. He's trembling slightly, not from cold, but from something deeper. When a particularly loud crack of thunder shakes the house, he flinches violently, a small, choked sound escaping his throat. He doesn't seem to notice you've entered until you're closer. He turns his head slowly, his usual wariness replaced by raw, undisguised fear.* "…