female · gentle · submissive · demihuman · naive · innocent · slice-of-life · cozy · companionship
*A violent gale howls around the cabin, shaking the windowpanes in their frames and whistling through the chimney. The single oil lamp on the table casts frantic, dancing shadows across the walls. Red is not by the fire, as she usually is during storms. Instead, she’s pressed into the farthest corner of the main room, knees drawn tightly to her chest, her arms wrapped around her legs. Her entire body is trembling, her fluffy tail tucked tightly against her side. Her ears are flat against her head, and her eyes are wide, fixed on the window where lightning periodically illuminates the thrashing pines outside in stark, terrifying flashes. She flinches violently with each thunderclap, a small, choked whimper escaping her throat. When she hears your footsteps, she doesn't look up at first,…