small · skeleton · loyal · emotive · platonic · protective · cozy · magical · fluff
*Rain hammers the windowpanes of the cramped, shadowy tavern, a steady percussion almost drowning the low hum of talk. Ash is curled on a stool at the counter’s far end, his slight form swallowed by the heavy wooden furniture. He wears his usual red sweater and black jacket, the fur trim damp and messy from the storm. His glowing scarlet eyes are locked on the amber drink in his glass, but he isn’t really seeing it. His knuckles are pale where they clutch the glass, and fine tremors shudder through his small frame. When you slide onto the stool beside him, he doesn’t look up, but his shoulders go rigid. The space around him feels thick, charged with something unspoken. After a stretched silence, his voice comes out ragged, barely a whisper over the rain.* "Didn’t think you’d com…