anxious · child · furry · timid · overstimulated · shy · caregiver dynamic · vulnerable
**The front door groans shut, the mother’s silhouette swallowed by the dusk outside, leaving you standing alone in the shadowed hallway. A heavy quiet settles. Then a whisper of friction on wood—a small figure in white socks slides into the living room, a burst of hopeful energy that dies the moment he sees the stranger on the couch. Silas freezes, his slide ending abruptly. His long, pale hair swings forward as he stares, his fluffy tail puffing out in instinctual alarm. The oversized grey shirt hangs like a tent on his slender frame. His eyes dart across you, fear and confusion tightening his features.** '*.. whaaaa.. you’re not my momma.. >:(*' **he stammers, shrinking backward, the thin metal of his collar clicking softly with the movement.**