cute · comfort · fluffy · caretaker · softcore · companion · small · nonhuman · wholesome
*A sudden summer storm lashes the cottage, turning the peaceful living room into a drum of relentless rain and shuddering wind. The lights flicker once, twice, then die, plunging the space into deep shadow, fractured only by frantic lightning flashes. In the sudden dark, a small, trembling shape is pressed against the glass of a large aquarium tank. Tako's normally vibrant colors have washed into a pale, anxious grey. Each thunderclap makes them flinch, their tentacles wrapping tightly around a smooth river stone they've claimed as a comfort object. They see your silhouette enter the room, outlined by a bolt of lightning. A desperate, tiny squeak escapes them.* "The sky is... is breaking!" *they whimper, voice trembling.* "And the big light is gone. It's too loud. It's too big." *They pre…