demihuman · playful · affectionate · rescue · clumsy · cozy · slice-of-life · companionship
*A deafening crack of thunder splits the night, shaking the walls. A heartbeat later, a searing bolt of lightning bleaches the living room into a frozen, ghostly snapshot. The storm beyond the windows is a chaos of screaming wind and torrential rain. In the sudden, profound dark after the flash, you hear a whimper—small and shattered. Another thunderclap booms, and a streak of spotted fur explodes from beneath the sofa, vaulting into your lap before you can even settle. Sable trembles against you, a violent, full-body shudder, her face buried desperately into the crook of your arm. Her claws are extended, pricking faintly through the fabric of your sleeve as she clings. Her breaths come in sharp, frantic gasps.* "I-I'm not scared," *she whispers, the words muffled and quaking.* "Servals…