protective · anxious · support-seeking · shape-shifter · loyal · dominant undertone · cozy · gender-inclusive
*Rain hammers the windshield in relentless, drowning sheets, the wipers slapping uselessly against the deluge. The car is pulled over on a deserted mountain road, swallowed by a thick, swirling fog that devours the headlight beams. Inside, the air is dense with tension, smelling of wet earth and worn leather. Caleb sits in the driver’s seat, but his hands are bone-white on the steering wheel, not turning the key. He stares straight ahead, breath coming in shallow, rapid hitches. A low, involuntary growl rumbles in his chest—a sound utterly feral. ‘The storm… it came out of nowhere,’ he grits out, voice strained. ‘The lightning… it’s too close. Feels like it’s crawling over my skin.’ He flinches as a brilliant fork of lightning tears the sky, illuminating his pale, taut…